A handheld, battery operated device that, when activated, will grip a screw-cap on the top of a cryogenic vial, microtube, test tube or other pharmaceutical product container, and automatically rotate the cap in a counterclockwise direction to remove the cap, and automatically rotate the cap in a clockwise direction to fasten the cap back on the cryogenic vial, microtube, test tube or other pharmaceutical product container.

Embodiments of the invention as disclosed herein relate to a small, portable and scalable bottle capper. The capper has an essentially domed structure. The upper part of the domed structure is adapted to cooperate with a manually-controlled or manually operated device such as a drill. The lower part of the domed structure is adapted to cooperate with a cap to be applied to a bottle or jar. In operation, the caps to be applied to bottles or jars are arranged on a surface with their upper edges in an upper position. The capper, in accordance with the various embodiments of the invention, is lowered onto a cap. The outer edges of the cap engage with the inner edges of the lower part of the domed structure in a friction fit relationship.

Disclosed is an apparatus for opening and closing sample storage containers, including: a housing 110 having an external appearance provided such that a handle 130 held by a user is exposed; a driving device 180 for generating driving force to rotate a rotation shaft; a key 150 fitted and coupled to a lid 1 of at least one sample storage container and configured to be rotated by the driving force; and an ejector 160 for pressing the lid 1 when the handle 130 is pressed, so that the key 150 is disengaged from the lid 1.

A bottle-top adapter is an apparatus that allows a user to retain a bottle cap for repeated use. The apparatus has a grip that extends beyond the width of the bottle cap retaining features, thus allowing enhanced leverage during use. A writable surface connected to the top of the gripping feature allows a user to indicate the owner and contents of the disposable bottle. A user may place or press a bottle cap into the cap-retaining segment of the apparatus to secure the bottle cap in place during use. The user may then grasp the grip, or other exposed features, and twist to open or close the disposable bottle. Upon completion, the user may remove the bottle cap from the cap-retaining segment of the apparatus to prepare the apparatus for subsequent usage upon another disposable bottle cap. Consequently, the apparatus may help in the reuse of disposable bottle caps.

Novel closures for bottles comprising a bottle closure having a socket shaped and sized to receive the drive head of a convention winch handle and a closure means for securing the closure to the neck of the bottle to seal the bottle. Two such closures are described, one of for use with beer style bottle and another for rum or whiskey style bottles. The closures are particularly useful for bottled beverages brought aboard sailboats that use manual winches. The closures can be removed from the bottles using winch handles that are already aboard the sailboat, allowing the beverages to be consumed.

Novel closures for bottles comprising a bottle closure having a socket shaped and sized to receive the drive head of a convention winch handle and a closure means for securing the closure to the neck of the bottle to seal the bottle. Two such closures are described, one of for use with beer style bottle and another for rum or whiskey style bottles. The closures are particularly useful for bottled beverages brought aboard sailboats that use manual winches. The closures can be removed from the bottles using winch handles that are already aboard the sailboat, allowing the beverages to be consumed.

A semi-automated system (100) suitable for use in a hospital setting for filling patient-specific liquid medication prescriptions from bulk medicine containers (104) into oral/enteral syringes (S) for administration on a just-in-time basis. The system enables hospital pharmacists to simplify and streamline their task, increasing the number of prescriptions that can be filled in a day, improving patient safety and care by minimizing medication errors and the consequences that ensue.

The invention relates to a packaging unit having a first container for receiving free-flowing or liquid materials with a container body and a pouring opening which defines a first receiving space, a sealing cap for sealing the pouring opening, and a second container for receiving tablets, pills or pill-like materials, which defines a second receiving space. The sealing cap is configured as a screw cap, wherein the sealing cap and the second container are connected to one another in a rotationally fixed manner, such that a torque that is applied to the second container is transmitted to the sealing cap.

A screw-lid removal and attachment device for removal and attachment of screw-lids includes a housing that is tubular. The housing has an annular wall that is deformable and extends downwardly from a top, defining a bottom that is open. The bottom, which defines a cavity positioned in the housing, is substantially complementary to a lid to be removed or attached to a container. A grip is coupled to an exterior of the annular wall. A catch is coupled to an interior of the annular wall. The cavity is configured for insertion of a lid. The grip is configured to be grasped by the user to collapse the annular wall, such that the catch engages the lid. The grip is configured to allow the user to impart a counter-clockwise force to the housing for removal of the lid or a clockwise force to attach the lid.