Tabletop drug dispensing vial access adapter
AssigneeBracco Diagnostics Inc.
InventorsJohn J. Niedospial, Jr., Jason M. Voytilla, Karen E. Linder
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Abstract
A vial enshrouded or contained in a protective covering which prevents emission of radiation form the vial contents, shielding the environment and personnel from irradiation. The vial optionally has a V-shaped bottom to allow withdrawal of a maximal amount of the fluid without inverting the vial. The vial is equipped with a vial access adapter having a fluid withdrawal spike which extends in to the V-shaped bottom. The vial access adapter may be vented or non-vented.
Claims19
A vial access adapter-vial assembly allowing withdrawal of a radioactive fluid contained in the vial without inverting the vial, comprising:
- (a) a vial having a radioactive fluid therein;
- (b) a protective cover for the vial;
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- (c) a vial access adapter body;
- wherein said vial comprises:
- a cylindrical side wall having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end extending into a constricted neck portion terminating in a rim and defining an open fluid port, and said proximal end being closed by a flat outside bottom portion and a V-shaped inside bottom portion;
- said fluid port being closed by an elastomeric stopper;
- wherein said vial access adapter body comprises:
- a cylindrical wall having a distal end and a proximal end terminating in a rim;
- a flat, horizontal top wall closing the distal end of the cylindrical side wall;
- an externally threaded female luer connector projecting vertically above the horizontal top wall;
- an elongated spike having a fluid flow channel therein, and being integral with said female luer connector, extending into said vial and reaching the V-shaped bottom portion thereof to allow withdrawal of essentially all the fluid from the vial when said vial is not inverted;
- a removable luer cap hermetically sealing the female luer connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.