Apparatus for and method in direct drug infusion using a label as a hanger

US12239817B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Genentech, Inc. · US
• Hoffmann-La Roche Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kai Zheng · Foster City, US
• Edward Porock · San Francisco, US
• Mahesh Khurana · San Bruno, US
• Geoffrey C. Wise · Benicia, US
• Lorenzo Myles Paredes Pesino · San Francisco, US
• Michelle Hatch · San Antonio, US
• Stefan Yohe · San Francisco, US
• Raffaella Claudia Bondi · Basel, CH

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 26, 2021
• Grant date: Mar 4, 2025
• Expiry date: Aug 23, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC —): General

Abstract

An apparatus and method for direct drug infusion from a vial to a patient are provided. A movable hanger label is provided to adhere to and support the vial to facilitate direct infusion of a drug, such as one or more pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, and/or biologics, from the vial to the patient. Additionally, a process is provided in which the drug, contained in the vial with the movable hanger label, may be directly infused through a primed infusion line with a rapid infusion rate. A saline flush is incorporated at the end of the administration to flush the infusion line, resulting in a reduced amount of the drug remaining in the line.