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AssigneeFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
InventorsWinfried Brehm, Martin Kaiser, Massimo Fini, Alain Veneroni
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A device and a method facilitate connecting a vial to a container or to a fluid, line, and transferring the contents of the vial to the container or to the fluid line. The device has a connecting device, a first holder for accommodating the connecting device, a second holder for accommodating the vial, and an actuating means. The connecting device includes an annular housing, an inside part having at least one puncture device, and a tube connection. The annular housing is configured to be rotatable about the inside part so as to function as a valve, so that by rotation of the annular housing, flow paths of the connecting device can be opened and closed.
A device for connecting a vial to a container or to a fluid line, and for transferring the contents of the vial to the container or to the fluid line, said device comprising:
A method of connecting a vial to a container or to a fluid line, and of transferring the contents of the vial into the container or the fluid line, with a device that includes a connecting device having an annular housing, a flow path, an inside part having a puncture device, and a tube connection, a first holder, a second holder, and an actuator connected to a lift rod to which the second holder is attached, said method comprising the following steps:
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