Adaptor for coupling to a medical container

Abstract

The invention relates to an adaptor (210) for coupling with a medical container having a collar closed by a septum, comprising: - a tubular body (220) closed at its distal end with a transversal wall (222) from which extends a hollow spike (224), and at its proximal end by a pierceable elastomeric piece (230), comprising a cavity comprising a plurality of circumferentially distributed chambers (225), each chamber being connected to said hollow spike by a radial channel, - said tubular body further receiving an intermediate piece (240) comprising a plurality of through holes (242), aligned on said chambers, - a selecting member (250) comprising a closure wall provided with one opening (253), capable of rotating so that said opening is successively aligned with each of said through holes, a gripping member (227b) for securing the adaptor to the medical container. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising said adaptor and a medical container.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to an adapter for coupling to a medical container containing a pharmaceutical product, such as a vial for a vaccine, said adapter allowing multiple injections with an injection device to be filled with a portion of the product contained in said medical container Sterile needle puncture. [0002] In this application, reference is made to an injection device intended for use with a part or device, the distal end of said part or device must be understood to mean the end furthest from the user's hand and the proximal end must be understood to mean the end closest to the user. the end of the hand. Thus, in the present application, the distal direction has to be understood with reference to the direction of injection of the injection device, and the proximal direction is the opposite direction, ie the direction in which the product is transferred from the medical container to the injection device. Background technique [0003]...

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Problems solved by technology

Over time, part of the ice may melt and become water, and the septum of the multidose vial may come into contact with such water, which may contaminate the septum of the vial

[0010] It may then happen that a multi-dose vial, for example a 10-dose vial, is opened and only three doses are used to vaccinate only three patients, the remaining contents of the vial being wasted because the vial was not intended to be vaccinated within a short enough time after opening the vial, In order to ensure the sterility of vaccines or drugs

[0011] Vaccination campaigns thus become difficult in some areas and a significant proportion of vaccines may be wasted by the time they reach their targets

This is an unacceptable cost to health organizations responsible for immunization campaigns

Also, it can happen in the case of vaccination campaigns or plagues where hundreds of patients need to be vaccinated within a short period of time in places where it is difficult to maintain favorable sanitary conditions, such as in remote areas far from towns and away from hospital facilities

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