Patent classifications
A61J1/20
Apparatus, system and method for fluid delivery
A filling aid device for filling a reservoir. The device includes a cover portion comprising a septum window; a slider beam comprising a septum cover; and a first filling aid tab attached to the slider beam, the first filling aid tab in slidable relation to the cover from a first position to a second position, wherein when the filling aid device is in an unlocked position, the septum cover is located below the septum window, wherein when the first filling aid tab is moved from the first position to the second position, the septum cover is moved from below the septum window, and the filling aid device is in the locked position.
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRUG DELIVERY
A drug delivery system includes a packaging housing a first component including at least one of a drug product, a diluent, a saline solution, or an IV stabilizing solution (“IVSS”) and a second component comprising at least one of the drug product, the diluent, the saline solution, and the IVSS, the first component being different than the second component. The first component is disposed in a first container in a storage state and the first container is positioned in a first compartment of the packaging housing. The second component is disposed in a second container in a storage state and the second container is positioned in a second compartment of the packaging housing. At least one of the first compartment and the second compartment may include an individual seal and wherein each of the individual seals and the first and second compartments are sterilized.
CONTAINER CLOSED WITH A PRESS-FIT CAP
At least one closed container includes a glass container having a total height, being characterized by a center axis and including a shoulder region; and a press-fit cap closing the glass container and including a cylindrical body having an upper end and a lower end. P is any given point at the lower end of the press-fit cap that is located above the shoulder region and that lies on a straight line running parallel to the center axis and hitting an outer surface of the shoulder region at a point Q. Among these points P at the lower end of the press-fit cap point P′ is the one that has a smallest distance to its corresponding point Q′ and a distance between points P′ and Q′ on the straight line is in a range from 0.17 to 8.4 mm.
TAP BLOCK INJECTION DEVICE
A device for performing a transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block anesthetic injection during a laparoscopic surgical procedure. The device includes a handle, a needle fixed to the handle, and a sheath covering the needle. The sheath is slidably retractable via a thumb-operated slider on the handle. In a first position for device insertion, the sheath fully covers the tip of the needle, preventing the needle from puncturing any organ or tissue in the patient. In a second position, the sheath is retracted using the slider to expose the needle tip, enabling insertion of the needle tip into the appropriate tissue and injection of the anesthetic. The needle and sheath have a length suitable for reaching the desired abdominal location from outside the body through the laparoscopic port. A threaded luer and tube, fluidly coupled to the needle, are used to push the anesthetic through the needle and into the tissue.
Integrated container and dosing device for liquid medication delivery
A medication delivery apparatus including a container and a paired delivery device removably attached to the container, wherein a fluid passageway between the container and the delivery device permits fluid medication to be transferred from the container to the delivery device to then be dispensed from the delivery device. The delivery device is rotatable between first and second operative positions with respect to the container, the first operative position for filling the delivery device with a predetermined dosage of a liquid medication and the second operative position for dispensing the predetermined dosage from the delivery device. The first and second operative positions of the delivery device may correspond with respective inverted and upright positions of the container.
ADAPTER FOR A DRUG MIXING AND INJECTION SYSTEM
The invention provides a drug mixing and injection system, in particular an adapter for said system enabling the preparation of drug formulations. In a first aspect, the invention relates to an adapter for a drug mixing and injection system comprising a first subunit (110) adapted to hold a vial (113) and a reservoir (115) with injectable liquid, a second subunit (120) comprising a valve (115) and an outlet port (122), at least one internal adapter channel (131), a first cannula (134) between the vial (113) and the internal adapter channel (131), wherein the adapter (100) has a resting position and an activated position. In another aspect, the invention relates to a drug mixing and injection system (200) comprising the adapter of the first aspect of the invention, a vial and a reservoir with injectable liquid. In a further aspect, the invention relates to a method of preparing an injectable drug formulation by use of the drug mixing and injection system (200) of the above mentioned aspect of the invention comprising activation of the system and transferring an injectable liquid from the reservoir to the vial, mixing the drug and transfer the resulting injectable drug formulation back to the reservoir, bringing the valve to a second position and transferring the injectable drug formulation to the outlet port.
SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS FOR DRUG DELIVERY AND COMPONENTS FOR PREPARATION OF THE SAME
A device for connecting tubes for a drug delivery system includes a connecting portion having a first tube channel, a second tube channel, a connecting heating element, and a carriage assembly. The first tube channel is adapted to receive a first tube, and the second tube channel is adapted to receive a second tube. The connecting heating element is positioned adjacent to and/or intersecting the first and second tube channels and is adapted to selectively heat at least a portion of the first and second tube. The carriage assembly moves the heated first and second tubes into end-to-end contact with each other to couple the first and second tubes together.
SYSTEM FOR INTERROGATING SERIALLY-CONNECTED DRUG MODULES IN A COMBINATORIAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
In one aspect, a combinatorial drug delivery device is provided herein including: a plurality of serially connectable modules, each including at least one drug component; and, a master controller having a computing processing unit. Each of the modules includes: a non-transitory memory having stored therein an address and an alphanumeric code representative of the at least one drug component contained in the corresponding drug module; a secondary controller operatively linked to the memory of the corresponding module; and, at least one communication bus connectable in series with the communication buses of the modules serially connected with the corresponding module. The master controller is configured to serially interrogate the secondary controllers over the serially-connected communication buses, using the addresses, to request the codes of the corresponding modules. Advantageously, the subject invention provides for a system to confirm the accuracy of drugs provided with the device and the correct sequencing thereof.
SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING ACCURACY OF SERIALLY-CONNECTED DRUG MODULES IN A COMBINATORIAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE USING VOLTAGE
A combinatorial drug delivery device is provided herein including: a plurality of serially connectable modules, each including at least one drug component; and, a master controller. Each of the modules includes: a power line; a ground line; a multiplexer having a plurality of identified input channels, at least a subset of the input channels being selectively connected to one of the power and ground lines; a first digital logic line configured to select the input channels; a voltage reference line having a first resistor in line with an output of the multiplexer; a branch line connected to the voltage reference line having a normally closed switch thereon to connect the branch line to the ground line, the switch being opened with connection to a further module. The master controller selects, in sequence, the same identified input channels across all of the modules with measuring a reference voltage thereacross.
Injection Systems and Methods of Their Use
An injection system comprising a syringe barrel; a first sealing element and a second sealing element moveably disposed in the syringe barrel; an injection chamber between them; a puncture element extending from the first sealing element to deliver an injection agent from the injection chamber into a biological space, wherein one or more of the syringe barrel, the first or the second sealing element are configured to prevent proximal movement of the first sealing element past a pre-selected location, while allowing the second sealing element to come in contact with the first sealing element, the system is configured such that, when a force is applied on the second sealing element in a distal direction, in response to a first opposing force, the puncture element advances and in response to a second opposing force, the puncture element remains stationary and the injection agent is conveyed through the puncture element.