Passive drug delivery apparatus
AssigneeBaxter International Inc.
InventorsKouichirou Masuda, Kazumasa Maeda, Haruki Kazama
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Abstract
The present invention provides a passive drug delivery apparatus which has a simplified structure. The present invention includes a junction member, disposed within the fluid conduit, for forming a first flow path to supply a medical liquid along the fluid conduit. A coupling member is provided, one end of which is to be coupled to the junction member, and the other end of which is to be inserted into a vial containing a beneficial agent. The coupling member includes structure to close the medical liquid flow path, a second flow path for introducing the medical liquid into the vial and a third flow path for delivering the mixed solution containing the medical liquid and agent.
Claims9
An apparatus for the delivery of a passively reconstituted beneficial agent to a patient, the apparatus adapted to be disposed in the middle of a fluid conduit to supply a medical liquid, comprising:
- a junction member adapted to be disposed within the fluid conduit, for forming a first flow path to supply the medical liquid through the fluid conduit, and
- a coupling member, one end of which is adapted to be coupled to the junction member, an the other end of which is adapted to be inserted into a vial containing the beneficial agent, said coupling member having means for closing the medical liquid flow path, a second flow path for delivering the medical liquid into the vial, and a third flow path for delivering the mixed solution containing the medical liquid and beneficial agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.