Reconstitution device with tip cap
US10736818B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 20, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 11, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M5/31505
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transfer member (128) comprising a housing (24) having a top, a side wall (26), an open bottom, the open bottom permitting insertion of a vial (12) within the housing, a piercing member (34) mounted within the housing (24), the piercing member (34) having a piercing tip (36) located at a bottom end thereof, the piercing member having an interior passageway formed therein, a connector (30) located on an exterior side of the top, a moveable member (40) mounted within the housing (24), the moveable member (40) being moveable from a first position wherein the moveable member (40) prevents access to the piercing tip (36) to a second position permitting access to the piercing tip when the vial is inserted in the housing, a transfer member (128), the transfer member (128) having first and second transfer member ends (131, 133) wherein the moveable member (40) and the housing (24) cause the moveable member (40) to rotate when the moveable member (40) moves upwardly upon insertion of the vial (12), the moveable member returning to a third locked position upon removal of the vial, the third locked position being such that a further vial cannot be inserted into the housing, the first transf…
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