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US 9,173,815 B2Granted
Needle-less vial assembly for use with needle-free system
OwnerStephanie Davidsoninventor
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A needle-less vial assembly that includes an assembly body arranged at least partially within a neck of a vial, the body having a first portion within the vial for receiving a substance, a second portion that includes a means for matingly engaging with a syringe, and a channel defined therein, thereby enabling fluid communication of the substance between the vial and the syringe. The assembly further including a first inlet arranged longitudinally along a length of the first portion and proximate to the second portion, wherein the first inlet enables fluid communication between an interior of the vial and the channel, thereby enabling withdrawal of substantially all of the substance within the vial, and an outlet arranged at an end of the second portion of the body, thereby enabling a needle-less transfer of substances between the channel and the syringe.
A needle-less substance transfer system, comprising:
The substance transfer system of 1, further comprising a second inlet arranged at the end of the first portion of said substance transfer assembly, thereby enabling increased accuracy and speed of substance draw and removal from the vial.
The substance transfer system of 1, further comprising a plurality of first inlets arranged circumferentially about the first portion of said substance transfer assembly, thereby enabling increased accuracy and speed of substance draw and removal from the vial.
The substance transfer system of 1, wherein the substance transfer assembly further includes a means for sealingly engaging the substance transfer assembly body to the neck of the vial.
The substance transfer system of 1, wherein the means for matingly engaging with the syringe comprise one of a luer-lock or luer-slip engagement between the second portion of the substance transfer assembly body and the syringe.
The substance transfer system of 1, further comprising a means for enabling the substance to be withdrawn from the vial only when a syringe is matingly engaged to the second portion of the substance transfer assembly body.
The substance transfer system of 1, further comprising a securing cap for securing the substance transfer assembly body to the vial via a plurality of arms coupled to the security cap which engage with said annular lip of said vial neck.
The substance transfer system of 1, wherein the substance transfer assembly body further comprises a shoulder, wherein the shoulder is arranged adjacent to said annular lip of the vial neck.
The substance transfer system of 1, wherein the vial is one of a size of 1, 2, 5, 10, or 20 cc vial.
A method for removing a substance from a vial, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.