40 results about "VIAL ADAPTER" patented technology

A liquid transfer device is provided having a trifurcated body that includes a vial adapter at a first end configured to telescopically mount on the crown of an IV bottle to puncture a stopper in the crown with a cannula, an IV port extending from an opposing second end of the trifurcated body, and a needleless self-sealing port extending from a third end of the trifurcated body and configured to couple with the male connector of an additive transfer device. Methods of using the liquid transfer device with an IV bottle, additive transfer device, and an infusion set to prepare an infusion liquid for administration to a patient are also provided.

A vial adapter for connecting to an injection vial comprises an adapter body comprising a top wall and a sidewall, the sidewall projecting from the top wall in a longitudinal direction to form a receptacle with a distal side of the top wall. The receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of a barrel head of an injection vial. A movable part comprises a base part and a tipped cannula fixed to the base part. The tipped cannula extends through the top wall into the receptacle, wherein the movable part is movable relative to the adapter body in a longitudinal direction. The tipped cannula comprises an elongated fluid channel, a tipped distal end configured to penetrate a pierceable stopper of the injection vial, and a channel aperture located inside the receptacle and located proximally offset from the tipped distal end.

A fill adapter system for an infusion pump assembly. The system includes a reusable fill adapter base, the base including a volume control mechanism to adjust an available fill volume of a reservoir of the infusion pump assembly and a pump mechanism configured to pump air into a fluid vial. The system also includes a vial adapter assembly including a first needle configured to penetrate a septum of the fluid vial for fluidly coupling the pump mechanism to the fluid vial and a second needle having a first end configured to penetrate the septum of the fluid vial and a second end configured to penetrate a septum of the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly to allow transfer of fluid from the fluid vial to the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly in response to air being pumped into the fluid vial and a needle carriage adapted to carry the first needle and the second needle, wherein the needle carriage slidably attached to the interior of the vial adapter assembly, wherein the needle carriage adapted to slide from a vial end of the vial adapter to a receptacle end of the vial adapter.

A vial adapter for connecting to an injection vial comprises a barrel and a barrel head with an outlet that is sealed by a pierceable stopper. The vial adapter comprises an adapter body comprising a top wall and a sidewall. The sidewall projects from the top wall in a longitudinal direction to form a receptacle with a distal side of the top wall The receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of the barrel head. A movable part comprises a base part and an elongated fluid channel extending through the top wall along the longitudinal direction. The elongated fluid channel comprises a proximal channel section merging into a mechanical connector, and a distal channel section with a channel aperture. The movable part is adjustably movable relative to the adapter body along the longitudinal direction to align the channel aperture with an inside surface of the pierceable stopper.

A system for transferring fluids, including a syringe adapter having a housing defining a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the fist end to the second end; a cannula positioned within the housing; a seal arrangement movably positioned within the housing; at least one locking element extending from the housing; and a vial adapter releasably attachable to the syringe adapter, the vial adapter including a body with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end is positionable within the housing of the adapter and the second end is configured to attach to a container; and at least one retention element coupled to the body, the retention element configured to rotationally receive the at least one locking element to restrict axial movement of the syringe adapter.

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to devices and methods for filling a medicament cartridge of a pump, including a user-wearable, ambulatory infusion pump. A vial adapter can be provided that can releasably secure a medicament cartridge and a vial of medicament. A fill rod can be releasably attached to a plunger of the medicament cartridge. A user can hold the vial adapter, with the medicament cartridge and vial secured thereto, in one hand and operate the fill rod with the other hand to fill the medicament cartridge with medicament from the vial.

The present application relates to a jig for aiding manual piercing of a liquid extraction needle or pipette tip into a septum of a vial cap, to a vial adapter including the jig, and to a method of extracting a liquid from a vial using the jig, allowing in comparison to existing solutions a significant reduction in the need of generally petroleum-based polymers in production, transport and storage.

A drug filling system (30) supplies a drug to a delivery device (20). The drug filling system (30) includes a main housing (40) having: an air pump (42); a vial adapter (44) configured to engage a vial (10) containing the drug, the vial adapter (44) being in communication with the air pump (42); a syringe housing (46) carrying a syringe (70), the syringe housing (46) being selectively in communication with the vial adapter (44) and the delivery device (20); and a valve (60) that locks and unlocks movement of a plunger (72) in the syringe (70).

A vial adaptor can include a connector interface and / or a piercing member. The vial adaptor can include a regulator assembly. The regulator assembly can include a regulator base, a regulator nest coupled with the regulator base, and / or a storage chamber formed at least partially by one or both of the regulator base and regulator nest. The regulator assembly can include a cover connected to one or both of the regulator base and regulator nest and fitted around a radially outward portion of one or both of the regulator base and regulator nest. In some cases, the regular assembly includes a flexible enclosure connected to the regulator nest and configured to transition between a contracted configuration and an expanded configuration. In some cases, the flexible enclosure is inhibited from transitioning to the expanded configuration prior to removal or modification of the cover from the regulator assembly.

A fill adapter system for an infusion pump assembly. The system includes a reusable fill adapter base, the base including a volume control mechanism to adjust an available fill volume of a reservoir of the infusion pump assembly and a pump mechanism configured to pump air into a fluid vial. The system also includes a vial adapter assembly including a first needle configured to penetrate a septum of the fluid vial for fluidly coupling the pump mechanism to the fluid vial and a second needle having a first end configured to penetrate the septum of the fluid vial and a second end configured to penetrate a septum of the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly to allow transfer of fluid from the fluid vial to the reservoir of the infusion pump assembly in response to air being pumped into the fluid vial and a needle carriage adapted to carry the first needle and the second needle, wherein the needle carriage slidably attached to the interior of the vial adapter assembly, wherein the needle carriage adapted to slide from a vial end of the vial adapter to a receptacle end of the vial adapter.

To provide a safe syringe with a vial capable of easily taking out an arbitrary amount of a liquid body from a sealed vial and filling it.SOLUTION: In a syringe with a plunger of the syringe as a vial, a movable sealing member inside the vial has a penetration part penetrating the movable sealing member inside the vial, and the penetration does not depend on the directionality of the longitudinal direction of the vial, and the syringe with the vial is opened according to the pressure to the movable sealing member inside the vial, and is closed when the pressure to the movable sealing member inside the vial is released. An injection needle, a syringe vial adapter body, a connecting cylindrical member, a vial inside movable sealing member, and the vial can be detachably and closely connected to each other.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

A system for transferring fluids, including a syringe adapter having a housing defining a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending from the first end to the second end; a cannula positioned within the housing; a seal arrangement movably positioned within the housing; at least one locking element extending from the housing; and a vial adapter releasably attachable to the syringe adapter, the vial adapter including a body with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end is positionable within the housing of the adapter and the second end is configured to attach to a container; and at least one retention element coupled to the body, the retention element configured to rotationally receive the at least one locking element to restrict axial movement of the syringe adapter.

The present disclosure relates to a system and kit for preparing a reconstitutable cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation within a closed system to prevent unintended contact with or release of the cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation. A safety connector and a vial adapter are provided, which include check valves that prevent the unintended release of the cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the system and kit.

A vial adapter comprises an adapter body comprising a top wall and a sidewall projecting from the top wall in a longitudinal direction to form a receptacle with a distal side of the top wall. The receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of a barrel head of an injection vial. A movable part comprises a base part and a spike fixed to the base part. The spike extends through the top wall in a distal direction into the receptacle. The movable part is movable relative to the adapter body from an undeployed position into a deployed position. An interlock is operable to lock the movable part in the undeployed position, and an actuating member extending into the receptacle is coupled to the interlock and operable to unlock the interlock when actuated.

The liquid transfer device has an integral telescoping vial adapter for use with infusion containers and initial, unpenetrated, intact, separate injection vials. The integral telescoping vial adapter is configured for initial telescoping snap-on mounting on a separate injection vial, leaving its injection vial stopper unpenetrated until subsequent depression for penetration of the injection vial stopper. The integral telescoping vial adapter includes a safety catch mechanism for preventing inadvertent depression from a pre-compressed state to a compressed state. The integral telescoping vial adapter includes a clamping device for irreversibly clamping the integral telescoping vial adapter in its final compressed state.

The disclosure relates to closed fluid transfer systems and their related components, and more particularly, to a vial adapter component providing improved seal between the adapter and the vial.

The present disclosure is directed to adapters for mixing vials of drug products, and more specifically to multi-vial adapters for reconstituting lyophilized drug products and / or diluting concentrated drug products. It is an object to address one or more of drawbacks in connection with the drug preparation process, for example, by simplifying the procedure where multiple vials are required to be diluted or reconstituted in a serial manner. As such, the multi-vial adapters described herein simplify the complexity of preparing and handling multiple vials of drug product, which significantly reduces preparation time, addresses dosing-related challenges like weight-based preparation, reduces drug waste issues, and reduces risks associated sterility and contamination, among other benefits.

A vial adapter comprises an adapter body comprising a top wall and a sidewall projecting from the top wall in a longitudinal direction to form a receptacle with a distal side of the top wall. The receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of a barrel head of an injection vial. A movable part comprises a base part and a spike fixed to the base part. The spike extends through the top wall in a distal direction into the receptacle. An actuating member is mechanically coupled to the movable part, and is movable relative to the adapter body from a start position to an end position along a first direction to induce a distally directed displacement of the movable part relative to the adapter body. The mechanical coupling between the movable part and the actuating member is releasable when the actuating member is in the end position.

A system for closed transfer of fluids includes a vial adapter having a body with a first end and a second end, a vial connection extending from the second end of the body, with the vial connection configured to secure the body to a vial, a vial spike extending from the second end of the body, with the vial spike defining a passageway, and a collet connection extending from the first end of the body. The system further includes a syringe adapter including a housing having a first end and a second end, a membrane housing positioned within the housing, with the membrane housing moveable between a first position and a second position, a cannula positioned within the housing, and a syringe connection extending from the first end of the housing, with the syringe connection configured to be secured to a syringe barrel.

Devices, systems, and methods for combining and / or delivering injectable materials to a patient. The vial adapter is configured to fluidly couple and facilitate fluid exchange between at least the first chamber and the separate chamber, and to vent material from the separate chamber as it is withdrawn. The first chamber may be defined in a multi-chamber device that also defines a second chamber. The vial adapter also defines a purge reservoir into which excess material and / or air can be purged from the second chamber. For example, when material is ejected from a first chamber into a separate chamber, a determined amount of material may be purged from a second chamber into a purge reservoir.

Device containers, such as therapeutic kit containers, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a device container comprises a first member configured to releasably hold a syringe barrel, a second member configured to releasably hold a vial, wherein the second member is coupled to the first member by a first hinge, and a third member configured to releasably hold a vial adapter, wherein the third member is coupled to the second member by a second hinge.

A vial adapter includes: a body having a component connection interface; a piercing member having a first end connected to the body and a second end positioned opposite the first end, where the piercing member and the body define a fluid passage in fluid communication with the component connection interface; and a bottle body fixing member extending from the main body. The bottle body fixing member is configured to fix the main body to the bottle body. The bottle body fixing component can move between a first position and a second position, and in the first position, the bottle body fixing component limits a first length and a first width; in the second position, the bottle fixing member has a second length and a second width, where the first length is greater than the first width, the first length is greater than the second length, and the second width is greater than the first width.

To provide a vial adapter that eliminates concerns about liquid leakage and coring, is easy to attach to and detach from vials, and can be used in a wide range of applications. [Solution] A vial adapter having a vial fixing part, an upper vial receiving part, and an injection needle receiving part, with an injection needle receiving hole at the interface between the upper vial receiving part and the injection needle receiving part. The vial adapter has a protrusion for detachably installing a vial inside. The vial adapter also has a protrusion on its upper part for detachably installing an injection needle fixing part.

A liquid transfer device is described for mixing a medicament additive contained within a vial with an infusion liquid contained within an infusion liquid container to form a medicated infusion liquid. The liquid transfer device includes a trifurcated connector body defining a barrel at a first end thereof, an IV spike at a second end thereof and a vial adapter lumen with a vial adapter secured thereto at a third end thereof. A plunger having an IV port is slidably engaged with the barrel to form a syringe integrated with the device. The syringe enables the device to flush out the flow path between the IV port and the IV spike connected to the medicated infusion liquid, and any residual unmixed medicament additive therein, after combining the medicament additive with the infusion liquid.

A vial adapter for accessing a vial is provided herein. The vial adapter includes a base having a distal side and a proximal side with a base lumen extending between the distal side and the proximal side. The vial adapter further includes: a first connector positioned at a distal side of the base and configured to couple with a vial; a second connector positioned on a proximal side of the base and configured to couple with a fluid container; and a lancet element extending distally from the base and configured to pierce a stopper of a vial, the lancet element defining a lancet lumen in fluid communication with the base lumen. The first connector is positioned on the lancet element and includes an arm structure configured to engage with the stopper to secure the vial adapter to the vial.

A vial adapter comprises an adapter body comprising a top wall and a sidewall projecting from the top wall in a longitudinal direction to form a receptacle with a distal side of the top wall. The receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of a barrel head of an injection vial. A movable part comprises a base part and a spike fixed to the base part. The spike extends through the top wall in a distal direction into the receptacle. The movable part is movable relative to the adapter body from an undeployed position into a deployed position. An interlock is operable to lock the movable part in the undeployed position, and an actuating member extending into the receptacle is coupled to the interlock and operable to unlock the interlock when actuated.

A vial adapter comprises an adapter body comprising a top wall and a sidewall projecting from the top wall in a longitudinal direction to form a receptacle with a distal side of the top wall. The receptacle is configured to receive at least a portion of a barrel head of an injection vial. A movable part comprises a base part and a spike fixed to the base part. The spike extends through the top wall in a distal direction into the receptacle. The movable part is movable relative to the adapter body from an undeployed position into a deployed position. An interlock is operable to lock the movable part in the undeployed position, and an actuating member extending into the receptacle is coupled to the interlock and operable to unlock the interlock when actuated.

A system for transferring fluids, including a vial adapter having an adapter body with a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the second end defines a cavity configured to at least partially receive a vial therein is disclosed. A fluid channel extends at least partially through the adapter body, the fluid passage having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end positioned within the cavity, and a gasket may be attached to the distal end of the fluid channel.

A manifold with a movable part and a fixed part is provided for configuring a fluid delivery device for filling or injection using a unidirectional pump. The fixed part port is fluidly connected to the fluid delivery device's reservoir, pump mechanism, and injection outlet, such as a conduit. Depending on the movement of the movable part relative to the fixed part in the filling or injection position of the manifold, the movable part port is selectively aligned with a main container for filling and the fixed part port. Various manifolds are provided that use various connections between the movable part and the main container, such as a vial adapter and a syringe, to allow filling with different types of main containers and to impart selected movement to the movable part relative to the fixed part for a desired position of the manifold for storage, filling, or injection.

The present disclosure relates to a system and kit for preparing a reconstitutable cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation within a closed system to prevent unintended contact with or release of the cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation. A safety connector and a vial adapter are provided, which include check valves that prevent the unintended release of the cytotoxic pharmaceutical formulation. Also disclosed herein are methods of using the system and kit.