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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177768 | Vial adapter having a needle-free valve for use with vial closures of different sizes A vial adapter having a needle-free valve, a sharpened cannula used to perforate a vial's rubber stopper, and a circular array of claws of different lengths to engage vial closures of different diameters. The array of claws includes a first set of claws each having ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8118802 | Connector for packaging containing medical fluids and packaging for medical fluids The disclosure relates to a connector for packaging containing medical fluids, in particular infusion or transfusion bags, including a tubular connection part for receiving a spike for the withdrawal of fluid, and having a lower opening on the packaging side and an ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8100879 | Connector device for enteral administration set The present invention relates to a connector device suitable for connecting an enteral administration set to a laminated paper packaging system comprising enterally administrable medical or nutritional food. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8088117 | Fill port for a flexible container for relieving or distributing stresses at the fill port Methods, systems, and apparatus for a fill port for a flexible container such as a flexible self supporting dewatering or marine structure. The container includes a flexible material having at least one opening and a fill port having an inner port body and an outer ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8070739 | Liquid drug transfer devices for failsafe correct snap fitting onto medicinal vials Liquid drug transfer devices including a vial adapter designed for failsafe correct snap fitting on a medicinal vial for ensuring flow communication with the vial's interior. The vial adapters include at least two non-adjacent vial retention flex members for snap fi... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066688 | Liquid drug medical device The present invention relates to liquid drug medical devices for enabling the administration of liquid drugs, and also a needle shield removal device for safely removing needle shields. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8025653 | Luer connector, medical connector and transfer set comprising such a connector A luer connector, a medical connector for a receptacle having a pierceable stopper and a transfer set including such a luer connector. This luer connector comprises an internal conduit (11) for a fluid to pass, elements (8) of connection to a second lu... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8016808 | Device for piercing film bags The device for piercing film bags includes a piercing spike and means for preventing unintentional piercing by the piercing spike, the means for preventing unintentional piercing comprising a bag support plate that is connected to a baseplate by collapsible or teara... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7981101 | Medical vial adapter with reduced diameter cannula and enlarged vent lumen A vented vial adapter for reconstitution of a medicament in a vial includes a vent lumen and a medicament lumen. The vent lumen has a cross-sectional area equal to or greater than that of the medicament lumen so that the fluid flow rate through the vent lumen is equ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972321 | Vial adaptor for regulating pressure In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial includes a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7942860 | Piercing member protection device The invention concerns a piercing member protection device, a kit of a piercing member protection device, a first and second fluid container and a method a method for transferring a fluid between a first and a second container using a piercing member protection devi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7922707 | Devices and method for the penetration of a container stopper A spike for penetrating the elastomeric stopper of a container, for example a drug or reagent vial, is provided with an elongated body (5) with a blunt tip (47). The spike may be incorporated into a reagent cassette which accepts containers sealed with... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7867214 | Systems and methods for performing peritoneal dialysis In a peritoneal dialysis embodiment of the present invention, spent dialysate from the patient's peritoneal cavity passes, along a patient loop, through a dialyzer having a membrane that separates waste components from the spent dialysate, wherein the patient loop r... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7828787 | Connector for packaging containing medical fluids and packaging for medical fluids The disclosure relates to a connector for packaging containing medical fluids, in particular infusion or transfusion bags, including a tubular connection part for receiving a spike for the withdrawal of fluid, and having a lower opening on the packaging side and an ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7799009 | Tabletop drug dispensing vial access adapter 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 fl... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7776023 | Method and implement for opening hole in soft material An hole-opening implement (5 or 50) for opening a hole in a soft material (2) has a first cutting part and a second cutting part. To pierce the soft material with the hole-opening implement, both cutting parts advances in the soft material while... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7727220 | Connecting device, a medical system, and a method of connecting medical subsystems The invention refers to a medical system comprising a first subsystem with a first connection portion (7), and a second subsystem with a second connection portion (12). The invention also refers to a device and a method for connecting the subsystems to... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7645270 | Double take-off needle and method for producing it The take-off needle comprises a main hollow lance having a distal end adapted to perform a pricking operation, said hollow lance being connected to two pipes each provided with a spigot for it to be connected to a tube, said needle further comprising a body for hold... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7628779 | Device for connection between a receptacle and a container and ready-to-use assembly comprising same The invention concerns a connection device comprising a base (10) adapted to be mounted on a receptacle (2) and forming a sliding sleeve (15) for a piston (16) which moves or forms a hollow needle (16), an annular skirt (20)... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7615041 | Vial adaptor A vial adapter suitable for use in transferring fluid from a vial to a needleless syringe, the vial having a top end sealed with a septum. According to one embodiment, the vial adapter comprises (a) a body, the body having a top end, a bottom end and an inner cavity... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7611502 | Connector for enteral fluid delivery set A connector for use in connecting a container of liquid nutrients to an enteral feeding tube to supply the liquid nutrients to a patient includes an integrally formed spike projecting into a cavity defined by an interior surface of a body of the connector. An air pa... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7569043 | Vial adaptor for regulating pressure In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial comprises a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In ... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7547300 | Vial adaptor for regulating pressure In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial comprises a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7473246 | Medicant reconstitution container and system A medicant reconstitution system is provided which has a generally flexible fluid bag with associated administration and reconstitution ports. The reconstitution port is adapted for receiving a medicant container and the administration port is for administering a me... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7452348 | Transfer needle assembly A transfer needle assembly including a cap-like outside guide member; a tubular inside guide member; and a puncture member. The puncture member has a tip fitting portion at a proximal end and a puncture needle at a distal end. The inside guide member can slide along... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7425207 | Vial for filling a syringe A vial for dispensing a liquid into a syringe is described which comprises a body section for holding the liquid, the body section having a top and a bottom; a port having a removable seal, where the port is adapted for a syringe connection and where the port is int... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425209 | Sliding reconstitution device for a diluent container The present invention provides a connector device or reconstitution device (10) for placing a first container (12), such as a liquid container (e.g. flexible container or syringe), in fluid communication with a second container (14), such as a d... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7425208 | Needle assembly facilitating complete removal or nearly complete removal of a composition from a container A needle assembly structured to facilitate substantially complete removal, if not the complete removal, of a pharmaceutical or other composition from a vial or like container. The needle assembly comprises a delivery needle having an elongated first portion of suffi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7390321 | Connection having laminar flow for the delivery of a substance In one embodiment, a method includes puncturing, with a piercing element of a hollow connector, an opening of a membrane that encloses the hollow connector in a gas that is essentially sterile. The puncturing of the opening of the membrane generates a laminar flow o... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7389725 | Apparatus and method for imprinting a vial An apparatus and method for printing onto vials. The vials may be connected in a series, the vials having an open end and a closed end. The apparatus comprises a conveyor for moving the vials, the conveyor having a mandrel for receiving the open end of the vials. Th... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7377904 | Cap displacement mechanism for lancing device and multi-lancet cartridge A medical lancing device including a replaceable multi-lancet cartridge. The lancing device includes an advancing mechanism that advances lancets within the cartridge into an active position, separates a protective cap from the active lancet, and energize a drive me... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7354426 | Flexible container with a flexible port and method for making the same A flexible container incorporating flexible front and rear sheets and one or more container ports disposed in between the sheets are discussed. The one or more container ports each has a pliable attachment flange and an integrally molded nozzle. The pliable attachme... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354427 | Vial adaptor for regulating pressure In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial includes a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354190 | Two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method A two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method produces a solution including a first substance and a second substance in a predetermined ratio by first mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution and then mixing the first solution wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350834 | Coupling device constitute two halves A coupling device for holding together a coupling joint. The device may include two coupling halves, which may be articulated relative to one another. The coupling device may be arranged in its active position to engage portions of two interconnected pipes adjacent ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341576 | Medical delivery/extraction system A medical delivery or extraction system comprising a needle assembly having a needle and a hub coupled to the needle. The hub includes a verification region or component. A syringe body rotatably coupled to the needle assembly includes at least one indicia on the ou... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331942 | Flush syringe having anti-reflux stopper An I.V. flush syringe assembly includes a barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber for retaining fluid, an open proximal end and a distal end including a distal wall with an elongate tip extending distally therefrom having a passageway therethrough in flui... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331613 | Medical tubing connector assembly incorporating strain relief sleeve A connector assembly for interconnecting separate sections of tubing, e.g., medical tubing. Connector assemblies are a two-piece construction having a connector pin and a connector sleeve. The connector sleeve includes a first end, a second end, and a passageway ext... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326194 | Fluid transfer device A fluid ducting assembly for enabling flow communication between a syringe and either one of a vessel and a dispenser for dispensing a fluid contained, a priori in the syringe or in the vessel. The fluid ducting assembly includes a base having a first member, a seco... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306583 | Bag system for collecting and sampling a biological fluid A bag system for the collection and sampling of a biological fluid such as blood is described. The system may include a fluid collection bag and a first tube connected on one end to a collection means and on the other end to the collecting bag. It may also include a... | 12/11/2007 |
