Automatic drug compounder with hygroscopic member
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsTodd Oda, Tomas Frausto, Dereck S. Ferdaws
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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 needle extending from a cartridge body and fluidly coupled to at least one of the controllable fluid pathways. A vial puck is provided for attachment to a vial to be fluidly coupled to the cartridge by the needle. The vial puck may include a hygroscopic member to absorb fluid from the needle to ensure a dry disconnect. A shuttle valve may also be provided.
Claims16
A compounder system, comprising:
- a cartridge having:
- a plurality of controllable fluid pathways fluidly coupled to at least one diluent port and a receiving container port;
- a pump configured to pump a fluid within the plurality of controllable fluid pathways, wherein the at least one diluent port comprises a female portion of a dry disconnect shuttle valve, wherein the pump is a syringe pump comprising a syringe plunger having a tapered grasping handle;
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- a grasping mechanism configured to grasp and actuate the syringe plunger to pump the fluid, wherein the grasping mechanism has a tapered surface configured to engage the tapered grasping handle with reduced or no clearances between the tapered surface of the grasping mechanism and the tapered grasping handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.