Secured medication transfer system
AssigneeEli Lilly and Company
InventorsKeith Daniel Alsberg, Christopher John DeMaria, Kenneth James Micklash, II, Gary Harlan Paulsen
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Abstract
A vial adaptor and needle assembly are disclosed for use with a vial containing a medication, such as insulin. The vial adaptor may include a needle opening configured to receive a needle of a geometrically corresponding needle assembly to withdraw the medication from the vial in a secured manner. The vial adaptor may also include a cleaning passageway configured to receive a cleaning device to clean the vial.
Claims20
A vial adaptor configured for use with a vial containing a medication and a needle assembly having a needle, the vial adaptor comprising:
- a substantially hollow body configured to couple with the vial;
- a needle opening in the body, the needle opening being arranged along an axis and being sized and shaped to receive the needle along the axis to withdraw the medication from the vial;
- a cleaning passageway in the body, the cleaning passageway being sized and shaped to receive a cleaning device to clean the vial;
- and
- a shroud extending outward from the body to block needle insertion into the vial through the cleaning passageway.
A vial adaptor configured for use with a vial containing a medication and having a relatively wide flange, a relatively narrow neck beneath the flange, and a shoulder beneath the neck, the vial adaptor comprising:
- a substantially hollow body;
- a needle opening in the body, the needle opening being sized and shaped to receive a needle to withdraw the medication from the vial;
- and
- a coupling assembly configured to couple the body to the vial, the coupling assembly including:
- a plurality of first fingers, each first finger configured to flex over the flange of the vial and release towards the neck beneath the flange of the vial;
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- a plurality of second lingers configured to contact the shoulder of the vial to bias the plurality of first fingers toward the flange of the vial.
A method of using a vial adaptor coupled to a vial, the method comprising:
- cleaning a stopper of the vial by inserting a disinfectant-containing cleaning device through a cleaning passageway of the vial adaptor;
- and
- withdrawing a medication from the vial by inserting a needle through a needle opening of the vial adaptor and into the stopper of the vial.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.