Container With Piercable Closure Patents (Class 604/415)
  • Patent number: 8387811
    Abstract: A pierceable cap maybe used for containing sample specimens during storage and transport. The pierceable cap may prevent unwanted escape of sample specimen before transfer with a transfer device. The pierceable cap may fit over a vessel. An access port in the pierceable cap may allow passage of a tip of a transfer device though the pierceable cap. Multiple frangible layers maybe disposed across the access port. One or more extensions proximate to a lower frangible layer may rotate around one or more coupling regions during insertion of the transfer device. The movement of the one or more extensions may pierce the lower frangible layer to create airways and allow air to escape from a vessel at a reduced velocity. Upper frangible layers may prevent escape of materials from spaces intermediate between the lower frangible layer and the upper frangible layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: BD Diagnostics
    Inventors: Dwight Livingston, Dustin Diemert, Ammon David Lentz
  • Publication number: 20130046273
    Abstract: A flexible container for fluid administration is provided having a body defining a cavity, a base, and at least one port comprising a flange in contact with a flange of a terminal port having a punctureable membrane layer. The body has a cross-sectional configuration including a lower body section of a first dimension, a middle body section of a second dimension, and an upper body section of a third dimension, wherein the second dimension is smaller than the first dimension and the third dimension. The flexible container may also include a base having a plurality of creases that are foldable to form two folded ends each including an extension having a base of a first dimension and a tip of a second dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Applicant: B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
    Inventor: B. BRAUN MEDICAL INC.
  • Publication number: 20130046270
    Abstract: A multi-container transfer and deliver device and methods of mixing and transferring, the device configured to allow multiple containers to transfer and mix their respective materials and for receiving of the mixed materials to a fluid delivery device. The transfer device comprises a plurality of flow conduits for fluid flow between the multiple containers and the fluid delivery device. A drug mixing kit and optional packaging comprising a multi-container housing with a plurality of flow conduits and a plurality of sections for receiving containers and a fluid transfer device is described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: David L. Foshee, Theodore J. Mosler, Nathan R. Snell, Matthew R. Penny, Todd M. Korogi
  • Patent number: 8377029
    Abstract: A drug solution filling plastic ampoule having gas, steam and light ray barrier properties, a drug permeation preventing capability and an absorption/adsorption preventing capability, and a production method for the plastic ampoule. The drug solution filling plastic ampoule includes a container body, a fusion-bonded portion which seals a mouth of the container body, and a wrench-off holder tab connected to the fusion-bonded portion. The ampoule is formed from a parison including two or more layers, at least one of which is a functional layer having at least one characteristic property selected from the group consisting of a gas permeation preventing capability, a steam permeation preventing capability, a light ray permeation preventing capability, a drug permeation preventing capability and a drug absorption/adsorption preventing capability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Katsuyoshi Nagao, Hideshi Okamoto, Masamitsu Izumi, Keiichi Kawakami, Fujio Inoue
  • Publication number: 20130041341
    Abstract: A connector system for medical fluid administration has a female connection member, which can act as an access port for a container of medical fluid, and a male connection member, for accessing the container of medical fluid. The female connection member defines a sheath for receiving a portion of the male connection member and this sheath is spanned at one end by a septum, which acts to close the container of medical fluid. A lumen is defined through the male connection member to allow passage of fluid therethrough. The septum has a central region and a peripheral region, the central region being of substantially greater thickness than the peripheral region. The male connection member comprises means for rupturing the peripheral region of the septum when it is received in the female connection member to form a connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Applicant: THE ENTERPRISE CRADLE LIMITED
    Inventor: Karol Pazik
  • Patent number: 8371859
    Abstract: The kit for suppressing drug craving K is used by connecting an instrument for suppressing drug craving 1 to a syringe 2 and the instrument for suppressing drug craving 1 has a cylindrical housing 11, a pouch 12 provided in the housing and containing pseudo-blood B and a connecting member 13 with which the distal end of a syringe is coupled and which cause the syringe to communicate with the interior of the pouch. When the syringe accommodating pseudo-drug M is connected to the instrument and the plunger is moved forward (pseudo-priming), the pseudo-drug M flows into a pouch and the pouch inflates (FIG. 2(b)), and if the plunger 4 is pulled back from this condition, the pouch 12 deflates and the pseudo-blood B flows back from the pouch 12 to the syringe 2 (flashback) (FIG. 2(C)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignees: National Hospital Organization, Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Shinji Hirai, Mitsuru Hasegawa, Takeshi Ohguro
  • Publication number: 20130018326
    Abstract: A medical fluid injection device and/or medical fluid vial are disclosed. The medical fluid vial includes an outer body with a mouth and an inner member having a resilient expandable container portion and an access portion normally sealing the container portion. The injection device has a housing or needle holder mounting an access member for accessing the vial contents and a needle for injection into a patient. The housing may include a needle shield movable relative to the needle holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: Enable Injections, LLC
    Inventor: Michael D. Hooven
  • Patent number: 8348913
    Abstract: An antiseptic applicator device having a reservoir for storing an antiseptic agent, the reservoir being coupled to an applicator pad, and a defeatable membrane being interposed between the reservoir and the applicator pad. Embodiments of the device further include opposing handles, wherein an interior lumen of each handle houses a breakable phial containing a desired solution, and wherein upon moving the handles to a closed position, the phials are broken to release the desired solutions which are then absorbed by the applicator pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Minh Quang Hoang, Jonathan Karl Burkholz, Weston F. Harding
  • Patent number: 8336587
    Abstract: This document provides connectors such as a connector for enabling fluid transfer between a first fluid container and a second fluid container, which connector comprises a first component that is arranged to be connected to a first fluid container and a second component that is arranged to be connected to a second fluid container. The first component can be non-rotatably connected to the second component before a second fluid container is connected to the second component and/or before a first fluid container is connected to the first component. The connector can comprise a locking and rotation-enabling element that is arranged to be activated once a second fluid container has been connected to the second component, and/or once a first fluid container has been connected to the first component, which locking and rotation-enabling element enables the first component and the second component to rotate freely with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Carmel Pharma AB
    Inventors: Tobias Rosenquist, Johanna Lindstrom, Alexander Cederschiöld, Jonas Leffler
  • Patent number: 8323259
    Abstract: A flexible container for fluid administration is provided having a body defining a cavity, a base, and at least one port comprising a flange in contact with a flange of a terminal port having a punctureable membrane layer. The body has a cross-sectional configuration including a lower body section of a first dimension, a middle body section of a second dimension, and an upper body section of a third dimension, wherein the second dimension is smaller than the first dimension and the third dimension. The flexible container may also include a base having a plurality of creases that are foldable to form two folded ends each including an extension having a base of a first dimension and a tip of a second dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: B. Braun Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Smith, Joachim Beine, Bill Sperko
  • Publication number: 20120302967
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an insert for the infusion of drugs. The insert is suitable for connection to a vial and preferably to a circuit or an infusion line. Moreover the insert comprises a main body, a resilient element and a piercing spike. The piercing spike has an axis X and defines a first channel and a second channel and is movable relative to the main body along the axis X between a first closed position A and a second open position B. Moreover the resilient element presses against the piercing spike so as to keep it in the first closed position A when no external forces are applied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Inventors: Alain Veneroni, Massimo Fini
  • Publication number: 20120283690
    Abstract: The present invention provides a one-piece bottle containing enteral feeding material and having a top end with a threaded section and a bottom end comprising a funneled connector port; and a threaded cap dimensioned to mate with the threaded section of the one-piece bottle; wherein the funneled connector port connects to an enteral feeding assembly; wherein the threaded cap provides a leak proof seal when tightened on the threaded section of the one-piece bottle, and allows venting of the bottle when loosened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: Codan US Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas F. Knight
  • Publication number: 20120265163
    Abstract: A container containing liquid medication which can be accessed with a needleless syringe is disclosed. The vial includes a stopper defining a central portion. A blind side of the central portion of the stopper has a plurality of flaps defined by grooves. These grooves define weakened or attenuated areas that rupture when a central tube of a male luer of the needleless syringe pushes into the stopper. A liquid tight seal is formed between the male luer of the needleless syringe and the stopper to prevent spillage of liquid medication during the extraction process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Inventors: Marc Bunjiun Cheng, Albert Futsu Tien, Weibon Wayne Cheng
  • Patent number: 8287513
    Abstract: A female piercing member protection device for connection with a male connection part, and a method for connecting the device to a male connection part. The device includes an outer casing and a connection member at least partly enclosed in the outer casing. The outer casing is moveable between first and second positions. In the first position, the connection member is substantially locked from movement along the longitudinal axis A, and in the second position the connection member is able to move along the longitudinal axis A. The device also has an activated position and an inactivated position. When the outer casing is in the second position, a deformable locking device is prevented from deformation by the outer casing to prevent disengagement of the male connection part. A secure piercing member protection device significantly minimizes the risk for a user to be exposed to contaminants and the piercing member itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Carmel Pharma AB
    Inventors: Anna Ellstrom, Tobias Rosenquist
  • Patent number: 8273070
    Abstract: Provided a port member for an infusion solution bag that is capable of suppressing occurrence of gaps or wrinkles in a sealed portion in a manufacturing process, and preventing damages to resin sheets of a bag body during storage or transportation. A port member for an infusion solution bag includes a tubular body portion having one end sealed by a plug member structured to enable a hollow needle to be pierced into the plug member, and a tubular to-be-sealed portion continuously formed with an other end of the body portion and having an inner space communicated with the inside of the body portion, the to-be-sealed portion being held between and sealed to end portions of resin sheets overlapped together to form a bag body having an inner space for accommodation of at least a medicine, in which the to-be-sealed portion thus sealed has a radially flattened shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2012
    Assignee: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory, Inc.
    Inventors: Fujio Inoue, Isamu Tateishi, Tatsuro Tsuruoka
  • Patent number: 8267127
    Abstract: A method for contamination-free transfer of liquid from one container to another, and devices to carry out the method are disclosed. Contamination-free transfer means that during the transfer process there is no (1) leakage of (a) the liquid, (b) air contaminated by the liquid, and (c) vapor from the liquid to the surroundings, and (2) surrounding contaminants from outside the containers that contact the liquid. The method's advantages include its simplicity, and the contamination-free transfer as defined above. The devices are adapted to effect contamination-free transfer of a hazardous drug to and from any container equipped with a standard connector port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Plastmed, Ltd.
    Inventor: Marino Kriheli
  • Patent number: 8267912
    Abstract: An infusion bag according to one exemplary embodiment includes a body having an interior space for holding a fluid. The interior space is defined by a pair of side walls and an inner wall and an opposite bottom wall. The inner wall extends across the body from one side wall to the other side wall such that a first angle ?1 is formed between a first end of the inner wall and one side wall and a second angle ?2 is formed between a second end of the inner wall and the other side wall. The first angle is different from the second angle. The bag also includes a needleless port that is in fluid communication with the interior and is configured to sealingly mate with an external device. The needleless port is disposed in an upper corner of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Inventor: Richard George Ferris
  • Patent number: 8267913
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial comprises a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In some embodiments, the bag expands within the vial as liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, thereby regulating pressure within the vial. In other embodiments, a vial comprises a bag for regulating pressure within the vial as liquid is removed therefrom. In some embodiments, a vial adaptor is coupled with the vial in order to remove the liquid. In some embodiments, as the liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, the bag expands within the vial, and in other embodiments, the bag contracts within the vial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Thomas F. Fangrow
  • Patent number: 8257337
    Abstract: An IV product comprises a flexible fluid bag and a container housing for supporting and protecting the fluid bag. The IV product may include an information element such as a bar code, RFID or the like which provides information. The IV product may also include a mechanism for expelling fluid from the fluid bag, such as an inflatable bellows. In one embodiment, the IV product may be mated to a docking station or receptacle. One or more elements may be provided for aligning and connecting the IV product to establish a fluid connection with the fluid bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: CareFusion 303, Inc.
    Inventor: Graham Ross
  • Patent number: 8251972
    Abstract: A perforable closure for a container, is provided with at least a annular portion (2) fit to joint the container and connected to an end portion (3), perforable by means of a perforator (P) of an outflow or the like. At least the annular (2) and end (3) portions of said closure (1) are integral.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Brevetti Angela S.r.l.
    Inventors: Roberto Consolaro, Angelo Consolaro
  • Patent number: 8251971
    Abstract: A self standing bag having two side wall sheets and a bottom sheet. To flatten the bag, the bottom sheet is sandwiched between the two side wall sheets and symmetrically folded along a line parallel to its bottom edge, separating the bag into a four-layer part and a two-layer part. In the two-layer part, the bag includes first sloped sealing lines extending between a first two points on the top edges of the side wall sheets and spaced from the vertical side wall edges by a first distance, to a second two points spaced from the vertical edges of the side wall sheets by a second distance less than the first distance. The four-layer part includes second sloped sealing lines extending between the second two points and a third two points on the bottom edges of the side wall sheets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Graf, Paul Gastauer, Philippe Laffay, Francois Dumont D'Ayot, Pascal Lengrand, Bertrand Thibault
  • Publication number: 20120209179
    Abstract: A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Inventors: DEAN KAMEN, Larry B. Gray, Eric Yeaton
  • Patent number: 8231597
    Abstract: The present invention provides a one-piece bottle containing enteral feeding material and having a top end with a threaded section and a bottom end comprising a funneled connector port; and a threaded cap dimensioned to mate with the threaded section of the one-piece bottle; wherein the funneled connector port connects to an enteral feeding assembly; wherein the threaded cap provides a leak proof seal when tightened on the threaded section of the one-piece bottle, and allows venting of the bottle when loosened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Codan US Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas F. Knight
  • Patent number: 8231598
    Abstract: An improved propellant pillow and method for filling a propellant chamber of an implantable pump with propellant through the use of such an improved propellant pillow are disclosed. The propellant pillow includes an improved design that prevents the damage of such during evacuating and filling procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Palyon Medical (BVI) Limited
    Inventors: Bernd Steinbach, Falko Bitz
  • Patent number: 8225949
    Abstract: The closure device (500) comprises a stopper (501) made of elastomer and a cover (502) suitable for covering both the neck (12) of a container and stopper (501) in place in said neck (12). The cover (502) is made of plastics material and comprises a ring (503) and a drive member (504). The ring (503) may surround the stopper (501) and the neck (12) in the mounted configuration, the ring being provided with locking means (503G) for locking on the neck (12). The drive member (504) may be mounted on the ring (503) in arbitrary angular orientation about a central axis (X503) of the ring. The drive member is provided with an annular edge (505D) suitable for being engaged between an outer skirt (503A) of the ring (503) and at least one tab (503G) forming locking means and extending radially towards the central axis (X503) of the ring from the skirt (503A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Biocorp Recherche Et Developpement
    Inventor: Antoine Aneas
  • Patent number: 8226628
    Abstract: An object is to provide a communicating needle of simple construction which is attached to a medical infusion bag to connect two or more containers in fluid communication with each other. The communicating needle for connecting two or more containers to communicate includes a tip having an outlet opening formed thereon and a seal member integrally formed with the communicating needle to seal the outlet opening. The seal member readily comes off the communicating needle when acted upon by an external force, causing the outlet opening to open. The communicating needle may be covered by a seal body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: Ajinomoto Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Muramatsu, Shouichi Kitagawa
  • Patent number: 8221381
    Abstract: The present invention provides a container system for releasably storing a substance. The container system includes a vial having a sample storage chamber and a piercing member for piercing a membrane in the lid, which membrane seals a substance within a reservoir in the lid until the membrane is pierced by the piercing member. The container system optionally includes a funnel. There is also provided a method and kit for use of such a container system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: DNA Genotek Inc.
    Inventors: Rod Muir, Derek Kirkland, Ian Curry, Roy Sunstrum, Paul Lem, H. Chaim Birnboim
  • Patent number: 8211082
    Abstract: To provide a drug solution preparing kit which can be handled with ease in a substantially aseptic manner, and has no risk that a leakage of a drug solution such as a splash and a dispersion of an aerosol to an ambient environment occurs upon preparation of the drug solution There is provided a drug solution preparing kit including a pre-filled syringe and a transfusing tool, wherein the pre-filled syringe includes a sealing member which seals the tip end and can not be removed from the tip end, and that the transfusing tool includes a one-way valve which can discharge only gas from the system in an irreversible manner, and a filter which is provided so as to adjoin to the second communication channel with respect to the one-way valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Nipro Corporation
    Inventors: Mitsuru Hasegawa, Atsushi Ishikawa, Suguru Oyagi, Takeshi Ohguro
  • Patent number: 8211081
    Abstract: The invention relates to a closing cap for containers that are filled with medical liquids. The closing cap includes removal and injection sites. The removal site has a first opening for removing the medical liquid and is obturated by a first pierceable self-sealing membrane. The injection site includes a second opening for injecting an additive and is obturated by a second pierceable self-sealing membrane. The first and second membranes are configured differently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2012
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Ismael Rahimy, Gerald Wegner
  • Patent number: 8206368
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispensing system a dispenser having a first chamber containing a first material and a second chamber containing a second material. The dispenser is configured to selectively retract one of the chambers at least partially within the other to transition the dispenser between an extended position and a compact position. The first chamber includes an open top end that is, before use, covered with a first breakable membrane. A breaker ring, at least initially covered with a second breakable membrane, is configured to break the breakable membranes when the dispenser is transitioned between an extended position and a compact position. In the compact position, with the membranes broken, the first material and second material are free to form a mixture that can be dispensed via an opening in the dispenser's openable tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventors: Rourke M. Yeakley, Charles Leslie Floyd, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8206367
    Abstract: In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial comprises a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In some embodiments, the bag expands within the vial as liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, thereby regulating pressure within the vial. In other embodiments, a vial comprises a bag for regulating pressure within the vial as liquid is removed therefrom. In some embodiments, a vial adaptor is coupled with the vial in order to remove the liquid. In some embodiments, as the liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, the bag expands within the vial, and in other embodiments, the bag contracts within the vial.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Assignee: ICU Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Dee E. Warren, Dan Lopez
  • Patent number: 8196614
    Abstract: The invention is a method that allows contamination-free transfer of a liquid from one container to another and devices including embodiments of a transfer apparatus and adaptors that are used to carry out the method. By contamination-free transfer of liquid it is meant that during the transfer process there is no leakage of the liquid or air contaminated by the liquid or vapors of the liquid to the surroundings and also that no contaminants from the surroundings come into contact with the liquid. The main advantages of the method, in addition to its simplicity, is that at no stage of the transfer procedure is there leakage of the liquid or air contaminated by the liquid or vapors of the liquid to the surroundings and also that no contaminants from the surroundings come into contact with the liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Plastmed Ltd.
    Inventor: Marino Kriheli
  • Patent number: 8192418
    Abstract: In general, the disclosure is directed toward releasing material within a medical device via an optical feedthrough. A system for releasing material with a medical device comprises a cup that holds a material, wherein the cup includes a discharge port, a seal disc that seals the material within the cup, an optical feedthrough assembly coupled to the cup, a shell that defines a chamber within a medical device, wherein the optical feedthrough assembly is coupled to the shell, and a radiant energy source that shines a beam through the optical feedthrough assembly to puncture the seal disc to allow the material to enter the chamber via the discharge port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Reginald D. Robinson, David D. Differding, James A. Johnson, Bernard Q. Li, Gerald G. Lindner, Brad C. Tischendorf, Andrew J. Thom
  • Patent number: 8177084
    Abstract: A pressure-responsive container assembly and elastically-deformable penetrable cap is provided. Embodiments of the penetrable cap of the present invention include, but are not limited to: an annular sealing portion for engaging an inner surface of a container, a substantially rigid portion extending radially inward from the annular sealing portion; a flexible transition portion extending radially inward from the substantially rigid portion; and a penetrable portion extending radially inward from the transition portion for closing the opening defined by the container. Thus, embodiments of the present invention may thus allow the penetrable portion to elastically deform about the transition portion to a generally convex shape so as to exert a radially outward force that may be transmitted by the substantially rigid portion to the annular sealing portion so as to reinforce a fluid-tight seal between the annular sealing portion and the inner surface of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: TriPath Imaging, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Fox, Charles Leo Carrico, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8172110
    Abstract: Containers for infusion liquids and methods for making the same are described herein. Aspects of an exemplary container include an extended hollow body, a standing bottom, collapsible side walls and a tapered shoulder region which transforms into a neck. Fold lines (BL) are provided and configured such that they cause portions of the container having the fold lines to be flattened when liquid is removed from the container without venting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
    Inventors: Joachim Beine, Torsten Dönhoff, Volker Harms, Hans-Otto Maier
  • Patent number: 8172824
    Abstract: An apparatus for combining under sterile conditions a liquid component held in a first container and a solid or liquid component held in a second container is provided. In one embodiment, two hollow bodies for receiving the two containers are provided, the two hollow bodies being arranged one within the other and being slidable relative to one another in a guided manner in the longitudinal direction. A cannula holder forms a pot-shaped structural unit with the first hollow body. Alternatively, the cannula holder is provided with at least one cannula. The cannula holder and the first hollow body may be separate components, in which the cannula holder is pot-shaped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: CSL Behring GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Pfeifer, Dietmar Palm, Michael Becker, Michael Seipp, Rainer Wabnegg
  • Patent number: 8172823
    Abstract: A port assembly includes a valve housing with an inlet opening, a valve disposed in the valve housing to control access through the inlet opening, and a base joined to the valve housing and having a bore therethrough. The bore has a closed end defined by a frangible barrier, and a pushrod is disposed in the bore between the valve and the frangible barrier, axial movement of the pushrod causing rupture of the frangible barrier. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit is defined, at least in part, by a port assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
    Inventors: Georges Rondeau, Gianni Di Stefani, Eric J. Henaut, Steven C. Jepson, Mark C. Perry, James B. Winje, Richard F. Chamernik
  • Patent number: 8162915
    Abstract: A connector for packings containing medical liquids, particularly infusion, transfusion or enteral bags, comprises a connecting part (1) for accommodating a spike for drawing out the liquid and comprises a closure part (3) that closes the passage (2) inside the connecting part (1). The connecting part (1) has an elastically deformable pinching off part (4) provided in the form of a tubular section with a non-circular cross-section. A base part (5), which widens on both sides is adjoined to said pinching off part (4) and can be integrated in the packing. During manufacturing, the packing is filled with liquid via the connecting part. After filling, the pinching off part is pressed together whereby preventing liquid from escaping. Afterwards, the closure part is placed onto the connecting part. The manufacturing of the packing is simplified by virtue of the fact that an additional tube for connecting the connector and packing is rendered unnecessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Fresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Torsten Brandenburger, Klaus Heilmann, Bernd Knierbein
  • Patent number: 8162013
    Abstract: This document provides connectors such as a connector for enabling fluid transfer between a first fluid container and a second fluid container, which connector comprises a first component that is arranged to be connected to a first fluid container and a second component that is arranged to be connected to a second fluid container. The first component can be non-rotatably connected to the second component before a second fluid container is connected to the second component and/or before a first fluid container is connected to the first component. The connector can comprise a locking and rotation-enabling element that is arranged to be activated once a second fluid container has been connected to the second component, and/or once a first fluid container has been connected to the first component, which locking and rotation-enabling element enables the first component and the second component to rotate freely with respect to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Tobias Rosenquist, Johanna Lindstrom, Alexander Cederschiold, Jonas Leffler
  • Patent number: 8162917
    Abstract: A device for delivering buffer solution into a buffer cartridge comprises a needle assembly and a pusher. The septa of a buffer cartridge and an anesthetic cartridge are advanced onto a transfer needle, and the pusher advances a plunger into the buffer cartridge to deliver buffer through the transfer needle into the anesthetic cartridge. A separate exhaust needle allows excess anesthetic from the anesthetic cartridge to be exhausted. A compression member is usually provided to maintain a force against the plunger on the buffer cartridge to pressurize and stabilize the contents during sterilization and/or storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Onpharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew J. Stepovich, Michael I. Falkel
  • Patent number: 8162916
    Abstract: The present invention provides a system comprising: a reservoir body configured to hold a reservoir liner, wherein the reservoir liner is configured to hold an enteral feeding material; a reservoir connector configured to connect to the reservoir liner in a manner that permits flow of an enteral feeding material; a reservoir cap configured to connect to the reservoir body in a manner that connects the reservoir connector to the reservoir liner disposed within the reservoir body; and a syringe adapter enteral feeding assembly having a distal end configured to connect to the reservoir cap in a manner that permits flow of the enteral feeding material, and a proximal end configured to connect to an enteral feeding device in a manner that permits flow of the enteral feeding material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Codan US Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas F. Knight
  • Patent number: 8157784
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fluid transfer system for transferring a substance from one vessel to another vessel while avoiding leakage of liquid and gas contaminants. The transfer system includes a needle safe design that is facilitated by a housing that shrouds a tip of a fluid transfer cannula such that the cannula tip is not exposed for inadvertent puncture. This feature may also be enhanced by use of a blunt tipped cannula. The fluid transfer system permits multiple access by enabling the easy swabbing of a septum prior to use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Inventor: Bob Rogers
  • Patent number: 8137332
    Abstract: The invention relates to a container (5) for receiving at least one non-sterile vessel (1, 1?), in particular a pierceable ampoule with a pierceable rubber stopper (3), containing a removable substance (2, 2?), and for introducing the at least one vessel (1, 1?) into a sterile region (I), said container comprising at least two interconnectable parts (6, 7) which, in their interconnected state, are designed to receive the at least one vessel (1, 1?), one container part (7) including at least one means (11, 11?) for removing the respective substance (2, 2?) from the at least one vessel (1, 1?). To create such a container (5) which can be produced at low costs and is easy to handle, said container parts (6, 7) are surrounded by a removable envelope (10) which consists of at least two parts (8, 9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Inventor: Friedrich Pipelka
  • Publication number: 20120065611
    Abstract: A vial holder is provided to protect a user's hand from needle sticks. The holder includes a handle and a shield attached to a distal end of the handle. An opening is formed in the distal end of the handle to receive a vial. The vial is placed through the opening and into a passageway of the handle with the upper end of the vial exposed. A user grasps the handle which holds the vial in a stabilized manner. A needle may then safely approach the vial in which inadvertent slippage or movement of the needle results in contact with the needle against the shield and not contact with the user's hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: NATIONAL JEWISH HEALTH
    Inventor: Ali I. MUSANI
  • Patent number: 8128612
    Abstract: The present invention relates to unitary bottle for injection, more particularly, to a unitary medicine bottle having an integral structure where a medicine container is easily connected with a plastic container including a solution at a completely sterilized state so that powdered, freeze-dried or liquid medicine is mixed with the solution with one touch for a short time. The unitary medicine bottle for injection according to the present invention comprises: a plastic container equipped with a coupling member connected with a medicine container at one end and a releasing member for releasing a liquid medicine to be at the other end; a protection cap integrally formed with the coupling member to accept the medicine container; and a flue needle which moves forward in a direction of the medicine container and perforates a stopper of the medicine container and is inserted in the coupling member connecting the plastic container with the medicine container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: BNCP Corporation
    Inventor: Gi-Bum Oh
  • Publication number: 20120053554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for increasing leakage resistance in a closed, pressurized system. The method involves providing a closed system including a container sealed with a septum having a top surface with an exposed section, which is maintained under a positive pressure of at least about 5 psig. A contact surface of a hard component is fixedly placed adjacent to or in contact with at least a portion of a border section or a central section of the exposed section of the septum, or both, to reduce the size of any bulge or deformation formed in the exposed section of the septum. The present invention also relates to a kit for increasing leakage resistance in a closed, pressurized system, which includes the hard component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: NORDION (CANADA) INC.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Simpson, Graham Duncan, Donald Scott
  • Patent number: 8114061
    Abstract: A welding boat for a pouch has a center part and two prolongations extending therefrom in opposite directions and tapering acutely. The welding boat has an opening for the filling of the pouch with a substance in manufacture and inlets and outlets for the actual use of the pouch. The center part is substantially filled by an opening with a lumen which is as large as possible and preferably circular, and the side edges of the side prolongations contact the opening tangentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Brandl, Peter Hilgers, Franz Kugelmann, Matthias Meisinger
  • Patent number: 8109917
    Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser having a first chamber containing a first fluid and a second chamber containing a second material. Each chamber has screw threads that are selectively joinable so that the first and second chambers are twistable relative to one another. The first chamber includes an open top end that is, before use, covered with a breakable membrane. A breaker ring is located within the second chamber and is configured to break the breakable membrane when the dispenser is transitioned between an extended position and a compact position. In the compact position with the breakable membrane broken, the first fluid and second material form a mixture that can be dispensed via an opening in an openable tip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Inventors: Rourke M. Yeakley, Charles Leslie Floyd, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8100879
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector device suitable for connecting an enteral administration set to a laminated paper packaging system comprising enterally administrable medical or nutritional food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Nestec S.A.
    Inventors: Ricardo Blank, Jean Daniel Ginzburg, Jörg Heinzerling
  • Patent number: 8096333
    Abstract: An assembly includes a support and drive assembly, a first structure and a second structure. The first structure is in operable communication with and supported by the support and drive assembly. The first structure includes at least one needle assembly and is adjustable to receive a plurality of needle assemblies. The second structure is supported by the support and drive assembly. The second structure includes at least one seal assembly and is adjustable to receive a plurality of seal assemblies. A method includes determining a number of vials that are to be filled concurrently and adjusting an assembly to include at least one needle assembly and at least one seal assembly. A number of the needle assemblies and the seal assemblies equals the number of vials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Medical Instill Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Py, Benoit Adamo, John Guthy