Multi-pharmaceutical storage, mixing and dispensing vial

A pharmaceutical storage, mixing and dispensing vial, for storing first and second pharmaceutical components, mixing the pharmaceutical components and then providing access to the mixed pharmaceutical by a needle cannula, at least one of the first and second pharmaceutical components being a liquid component, the vial comprising:

• a container having an inner wall and an open end;
• a needle-pierceable seal movably mounted to the container at the open end so to seal the open end, the inner wall and the seal defining an interior, at least a portion of the seal movable into the interior from a first position to a second position;
• a barrier within the interior separating the interior into first and second interior regions housing the first and second pharmaceutical components, said barrier comprising a seal ring, having a central opening, positioned adjacent said interior and a plug sealed in said central opening;
• a mechanical coupling between the seal and the plug for unseating said plug to breach the barrier to fluidly couple the first and second interior regions upon movement of the seal from the first position to the second positio, the mechanical coupling including a ring and first and second spread-apart arms extending form the plug to the ring.

A pharmaceutical storage, mixing and dispensing vial, for storing first and second pharmaceutical components, mixing the pharmaceutical components and then providing access to the mixed pharmaceutical by a needle cannula, at least one of the first and second pharmaceutical components being a liquid component, the vial comprising:

• a container having an inner wall and an open end;
• a needle-pierceable access member having an outer region secured to the open end of the container so to create a sealed interior defined by the inner wall and the access member, said access member being deflectable inwardly into said interior from a first position to a second position;
• a barrier within said interior defining said interior into first and second interior regions housing the first and second pharmaceutical components;
• means for breaching the barrier so to fluidly couple the first and second interior regions upon movement of the access member from the first position to the second position so the first and second pharmaceutical components mix to create the mixed pharmaceutical;
• a tamper-evident cap mounted over the upper end of the container and covering the access member, the cap including a user-pullable tear strip;
• a lower housing, the cap and the lower housing enclosing the container;
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• the cap and lower housing including mating cam sections which drive the cap between the first and second axial positions.

A pharmaceutical storage, mixing and dispensing vial, for storing first and second pharmaceutical components, mixing the pharmaceutical components and then providing access to the mixed pharmaceutical by a needle cannula, at least one of the first and second pharmaceutical components being a liquid component, the vial comprising:

• a container having an inner wall and an open end;
• a needle-pierceable access member having an outer region secured to the open end of the container so to create a sealed interior defined by the inner wall and the access member, said access member being deflectable inwardly into said interior from a first position to a second position;
• a barrier within said interior defining said interior into first and second interior regions housing the first and second pharmaceutical components;
• means for breaching the barrier so to fluidly couple the first and second interior regions upon movement of the access member from the first position to the second position so the first and second pharmaceutical components mix to create the mixed pharmaceutical;
• a cap mounted over the upper end of the container and covering the access member;
• a lower housing, the cap and the lower housing enclosing the container;
• and
• the cap and lower housing including mating cam sections which drive the cap between the first and second axial positions.

A pharmaceutical storage, mixing and dispensing vial, for storing first and second pharmaceutical components, mixing the pharmaceutical components and then providing access to the mixed pharmaceutical by a needle cannula, at least one of the first and second pharmaceutical components being a liquid component, the vial comprising:

• a container having an inner wall and an open end;
• a needle-pierceable seal movably mounted to the container at the open end so to seal the open end, the inner wall and the seal defining an interior, at least a portion of the seal movable into the interior from a first position to a second position;
• a barrier within the interior separating the interior into first and second interior regions housing the first and second pharmaceutical components, said barrier comprising a seal ring, having a central opening, positioned adjacent said interior and a plug sealed in said central opening;
• a mechanical coupling between the seal and the plug for unseating said plug to breach the barrier to fluidly couple the first and second interior regions upon movement of the seal from the first position to the second position;
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• the mechanical coupling including means for unseating the plug so the plug forms a crescent shaped opening with said seal ring.