Device for transferring fluid from a cartridge to a container
US8088118B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 13, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 13, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61J1/2051
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for transferring a fluid from a first container to a second container, the system comprising a first container (112) having a fluid (126) therein, the first container being sealed by a septum (124) and a piston (122), the second container being sealed at its mouth by a pierceable septum (132) and having a plunger (130) at the opposite end, a moveable needle shuttle (116) having first (144) and second (146) piercing ends, the arrangement being such that upon advancement of the first container with respect to the second container, a second one of the piercing ends (144) is adapted to pierce plunger (130) of the second container and a first piercing end (146) being designed to pierce the septum (124) of the first container.
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