Vial adapter for drawing drugs from a vial
AssigneeRVL Skincare, PC
InventorsRita V. Linkner, Marc-Alan Levine
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Abstract
A vial adapter for reconstituting a drug and drawing a drug from a vial. The vial adapter includes a passageway for passage of a diluent into the vial to mix with and reconstitute the drug and a chamber containing the reconstituted drug drawn from the vial. A vacuum is applied through the adapter to draw the reconstituted drug from the vial. The reconstituted drug can be accessed in one or two ways, either via a luer locked syringe or via a needled syringe.
Claims20
1-20. (canceled)
A vial adapter for reconstituting a drug and drawing a drug from a vial, the vial adapter comprising
- a) a penetrating member having a penetrating tip configured to extend into the vial to inject a diluent to mix with and reconstitute the drug;
- b) a chamber dimensioned for containing the reconstituted drug drawn from the vial, the penetrating member in fluid communication with the chamber;
- c) wherein a vacuum is applied through the adapter to draw the reconstituted drug from the vial into the adapter, the reconstituted drug drawn through the penetrating member for passage into the chamber.
A vial adapter for drawing a drug from a vial, the vial adapter comprising a) a penetrating member having a penetrating tip for accessing an internal chamber of the vial containing the drug, b) a chamber proximal of the penetrating tip, the chamber providing access for an injection needle to withdraw the drug from the chamber for injection into a patient, the penetrating member both i) providing passage of a diluent into the vial;
- and ii) subsequently providing passage of the drug after reconstitution into the chamber for subsequent withdrawal.
A method for reconstituting a drug for subsequent injection into a patient, the method comprising the steps of
- a) inserting a penetrating tip of a penetrating member of a vial adapter into a vial containing a drug, the vial adapter connected to the vial;
- b) passing a diluent through the penetrating tip for entry into the vial to mix with and reconstitute the drug;
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- c) drawing the reconstituted drug from the vial into a chamber of the adapter positioned proximal the penetrating tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.