Swabbable needleless vial access
OwnerJoseph R. Paradisinventor
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Abstract
A method of sterile needless vial access, utilized to transfer materials from one unit to another. The method utilizes a swab-able access port and a blunt cannula. The access port receives the blunt cannula to couple and aseptically transfer medical and body fluids. The swab-able access port permits disinfectant treatment before receipt of the blunt cannula to limit and prevent contamination of sterile fluids.
Claims19
The method of accessing a port, comprising the steps of:
- (a) swabbing a movable plug positioned flush with the bore of a stopper, for which said bore extends from an entry position, where said plug is swabbed, to an exit position;
- (b) moving said plug within said bore away from said entry position;
- whereby communication can be established along said said bore between said entry position and said exit position.
The method of accessing a port, comprising the steps of:
- moving a plug to the entry position of a bore extending to an exit position of a port;
- and engaging said plug at said entry position and moving said plug through said bore, further including the step of frangibly connecting said plug to said bore.
The method of accessing a port, comprising the steps of moving a plug to the entry position of a bore extending to an exit position of a port;
- and engaging said plug at said entry position and moving said plug through said bore, further including the step of piercing said plug by a cannula with said plug seated in a stopper.
A method of transferring fluid from a container, comprising the steps of:
- (a) positioning a stopper in a neck portion of a container having a central throughbore extending from an outer surface of said stopper to the interior of said container;
- (b) extending a plug into said bore from a position sealed outer surface of said stopper;
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- (c) depressing said plug to permit fluid to flow between said interior and said outer surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.