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Device for connecting a vial to a container or to a fluid line and transferring the contents of a vial to a container or a fluid line as well as a method for doing so and use of such a device

US10441711B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · DE

Inventors

Winfried Brehm · Hofheim, DE
Martin Kaiser · Haßfurt, DE
Massimo Fini · Mirandola, IT
Alain Veneroni · Paullo, IT

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 15, 2015
Grant date	Oct 15, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 23, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2205/6063
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A device and a method facilitate connecting a vial to a container or to a fluid, line, and transferring the contents of the vial to the container or to the fluid line. The device has a connecting device, a first holder for accommodating the connecting device, a second holder for accommodating the vial, and an actuating means. The connecting device includes an annular housing, an inside part having at least one puncture device, and a tube connection. The annular housing is configured to be rotatable about the inside part so as to function as a valve, so that by rotation of the annular housing, flow paths of the connecting device can be opened and closed.

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