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US 9,801,788 B2Granted
Drug vial safety device
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsRobert Banik, Edward Rosen, John Manocchio, James Bates
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Abstract
A drug vial safety device, including a cover that is securable to a drug vial is disclosed. The cover at least partially encloses at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial. The cover includes a port having a shape that restricts syringe access to the vial through the port to a syringe shaped to be compatible with the port shape.
Claims39
A drug vial safety device, comprising:
- a cover securable to drug vial to at least partially enclose at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial;
- wherein the cover includes a port having a shape that restricts syringe access to the vial through the port to a syringe shaped to be compatible with the port shape;
- and
- wherein the cover comprises:
- a cap-separating portion for separating a cap from a drug vial lid;
- and
- an ejection window disposed on a lateral side of the cover for removing a separated cap from the cover.
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A method of readying a vial for removal of medicament therein and ensuring proper correlation between medicament in the drug vial and a syringe, the method comprising:
- providing a syringe with a shaped portion and a hollow needle;
- securing a cover to the drug vial to at least partially enclose at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial;
- wherein the cover includes a port having a shape that is compatible with the shaped syringe portion;
- wherein the port permits passage of at least part of the shaped syringe portion therethrough to provide the needle with access to the medicament within the drug vial;
- subsequent to securing the cover to the drug vial, moving the cover relative to the drug vial to separate a cap from a lid of the drug vial with a cap-separating portion of the cover;
- and
- ejecting the separated cap through an ejection window disposed on a lateral side of the cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.