Vial adaptor and manufacturing method therefor

US8870832B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• ELCAM MEDICAL A.C.A.L. · IL

Inventors

• Lior Raday · Ashkelon, IL
• Lior Eliahu MARELI · Rehovot, IL
• Ehud Carmel · Kiryat Ono, IL
• David Daily · Herzliya, IL
• Guy Keenan · Tel Aviv-Yafo, IL

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 10, 2008
• Grant date: Oct 28, 2014
• Expiry date: Nov 1, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M5/1782
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A vial adaptor for releasably holding a vial (1010) and releasable connection to an injector (1008) comprising: a dual-sleeved member (11) comprising a forward facing sleeve (12) and a rearward facing sleeve (16) adapted to operably engage a front end of a forward housing (1040) of said injector (1008), and comprising a vial stopper piercing member (46); and a vial engaging element (60) adapted to slidingly translate within said forward facing sleeve (12) and releasibly hold said vial (1010) in a position whereby said vial stopper piercing member (46) pierces a stopper of said vial (1010), said vial engaging element (60) adapted to allow forward movement of a plunger of said injector (1008) when said vial (1010) is in said position. In other aspects, a vial-stopper piercing spike and a method of manufacturing same is described.