| 摘要 |
<p>An ampoule snapper for breaking off the head of a glass ampoule is disclosed, comprising two clamp arms having confronting faces, ampoule head engaging means on the confronting faces of the clamp arms, biasing means biasing the clamp arms to an open position for the reception of an ampoule head therebetween, and finger engaging portions on the clamp arms for engagement by a user's fingers to close the clamp arms against the bias of the biasing means so as to grip the ampoule head therebetween. The body of the ampoule can be grasped in one hand and the ampoule head engaged between the two clamp arms. The application of torque to the ampoule head then breaks off the ampoule head at the neck. The sharp edges are not in the vicinity of the user's hands, preventing cuts. Where the ampoule head engaging means are contoured to fit the head of the ampoule by means of confronting grooves, the ampoule head itself is not broken and the two separated glass components are readily discarded into a sharps container.</p> |
