Waste container for automatic drug compounder
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsTodd Oda, Dereck S. Ferdaws, Tomas Frausto, Raymond Feith, Eugene Mason, Morgan Robinson
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Abstract
Various aspects of the subject disclosure relate to a compounder system having a cartridge that includes fluid pathways controllable by valves of the cartridge. A pump component within the cartridge is actuable to move fluid through the controllable fluid pathways. The cartridge includes a backpack for management of tubing to couple the cartridge to a receiving container. A disposable waste container is contained by the cartridge and the backpack. A syringe holder is provided for use of a syringe as a receiving container to receive a compounded medication.
Claims15
A compounder system, comprising:
- a cartridge having:
- a plurality of controllable fluid pathways fluidly coupled to at least one diluent port, a waste port and a receiving container port;
- a backpack attached to the cartridge, wherein the backpack comprises a waste container coupled to the waste port;
- and
- a syringe holder configured to hold a syringe to be fluidly coupled to the receiving container port, wherein the syringe holder comprises one of an air in-line sensor and a vibration device;
- and
- a structure disposed between the backpack and the cartridge,
- wherein the structure comprises one or more protrusions extending from the top of the backpack,
- wherein the one or more protrusions are configured to be compressed by a ramp structure of a carousel when the cartridge and backpack are pushed into the carousel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.