Automated transfer of liquid medicament from containers
OwnerBryan M. O'NEILL, Melanie C. Cerullo +1inventors
InventorsBryan M. O'NEILL, Melanie C. Cerullo, Paul E. Laquerre
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Abstract
In various embodiments, systems load primary drug containers into a processing apparatus in which the containers are automatically scanned for label information, sanitized, pierced, and their liquid contents aspirated out into a secondary container, such as a reservoir bag. A filtration process (e.g., a 0.2 μm filtration process) may be performed during this process, or the liquid may first be loaded into an intermediate container and filtered during transfer into another container (e.g., a second reservoir bag).
Claims17
A method for extracting liquid from primary containers, the method comprising:
- sanitizing an exterior surface of the primary container;
- automatically removing a cap from the primary container to expose a septum thereon;
- sanitizing the septum;
- manipulating the primary container, via an automatic mechanical manipulator, to dispose the container proximate a needle;
- piercing the septum with needle;
- and
- transferring the liquid in the primary container to a reservoir bag through a filter using a pump.
A system for extracting liquid from a primary container, the system comprising:
- a controller;
- a sanitizer module for sanitizing an exterior surface of the primary container;
- an aspiration module comprising:
- i. a needle, under control of the controller, for piercing a septum disposed on the primary container to a predetermined depth;
- and
- ii. an extraction device, under control of the controller, for extracting liquid from the primary container via the needle;
- an adminstration container for receiving the liquid extracted from the primary container;
- a filter for filtering the liquid;
- and
- mechanical apparatus for moving the primary container through the sanitizer and aspiration modules.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.