Generic intravenous infusion system

An intravenous infusion system to be coupled to an IV bag in which a fluid is stored so that a medication stored in a pharmaceutical vial can be mixed with the fluid in the IV bag and the mixture administered to a patient from the IV bag by way of an IV fluid line, said infusion system comprising:

• a fluid control valve including a housing and a valve barrel movably positioned within said housing and having a plurality of fluid distribution paths formed therein;
• a first fluid channel extending through the housing of said fluid control valve from said valve barrel to be coupled to the IV bag;
• a second fluid channel extending through the housing of said fluid control valve from said valve barrel to be coupled to the pharmaceutical vial in which the medication is stored;
• a third fluid channel extending through the housing of said fluid control valve from said valve barrel to be coupled to the IV fluid line;
• a vial receiving and docking receptacle to accept and carry said pharmaceutical vial;
• means by which to move said vial receiving and docking receptacle relative to the housing of said fluid control valve from a first location at which said pharmaceutical vial carried by said vial receptacle is spaced from said second fluid channel to a second location at which said pharmaceutical vial is moved into fluid communication with said second fluid channel;
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• means by which to move said valve barrel within the housing of said fluid control valve to either block fluid communication or permit fluid communication via the fluid distribution paths of said valve barrel between the IV bag and one of said IV fluid line and said pharmaceutical vial carried by said vial receiving and docking receptacle depending upon the position to which said valve barrel is moved.