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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172824 | Apparatus for combining components under sterile conditions An apparatus for combining under sterile conditions a liquid component held in a first container and a solid or liquid component held in a second container is provided. In one embodiment, two hollow bodies for receiving the two containers are provided, the two hollo... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167864 | Spike-accommodating container holder A holding device for a container having a closure system to be pierced by a spike includes a base, a shield, and a mounting unit supporting the base. The base includes an elongate body having opposed first and second ends and an elongate body extending therebetween.... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162914 | Cap adapters for medicament vial and associated methods Cap adapters for a medicament vial configured to facilitate the transfer of liquid medicament from the vial and into a syringe. In one embodiment the cap adapter comprises a wall portion with a first lumen passing through it. A vial-engaging portion secures the cap ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157784 | Medical substance transfer system Disclosed is a fluid transfer system for transferring a substance from one vessel to another vessel while avoiding leakage of liquid and gas contaminants. The transfer system includes a needle safe design that is facilitated by a housing that shrouds a tip of a flui... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147477 | Mixing tool The present invention provides devices and methods for mixing a formulation containing two or more constituents, such as a drug product and a diluent. The devices have a chamber for securing a container of the drug product. Various embodiments are presented. In one ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123736 | Cap adapters for medicament vial and associated methods Cap adapters for a medicament vial configured to facilitate the transfer of liquid medicament from the vial and into a syringe. In one embodiment the cap adapter comprises a wall portion with a first lumen passing through it. A vial-engaging portion secures the cap ... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8016809 | Liquid drug delivery devices for use with syringes with widened distal tips Liquid drug delivery device includes a housing with a syringe port for sealingly receiving a syringe having a syringe tip ending at a widened distal tip, a vial adapter port with a vial adapter for snap fit receiving a vial, and a drug administration port for admini... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007486 | Method and set for transferring a fluid between two containers A method and a set for transferring fluid between a first container a second container. The first container is connected to an end of a first transfer body, a first sealing member preventing the fluid communication between these two elements. The second container is... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7985211 | Syringe devices and methods for mixing and administering medication The invention includes a device having a chamber within a syringe. A fluid passageway extends through a syringe piston. A valve is associated with the passageway controlling fluid passage through the piston. The invention includes a piercing structure having a head ... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7942861 | Fluid container with access port and safety cap An access port for a medical fluid container is provided and in one embodiment includes a shell and a perforator located within the shell, the perforator including an end configured to pierce a medical fluid container. The access port also includes a safety cap, the... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7887528 | Vial assembly and method for reducing nosocomial infections Vacuum break vial assembly and method for reducing the incidence of nosocomial infections, comprising a vial stopper having an apertured needle sheath, and a hole in the bottom of the vial fitted with a single or multi-part bladder-retaining plug/vent assembly. The ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7789871 | Vial assembly and method for reducing nosocomial infections Vacuum break vial assembly and method for reducing the incidence of nosocomial infections, comprising a vial stopper having a 2-part withdrawn-fluid volume compensation assembly having a barbed vent element that secures an apertured needle sheath, a bladder-retainer... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7758560 | Hazardous material handling system and method A method and system for handling hazardous materials contained in a vial includes an isolation enclosure having an opening selectively sealable about the vial, a bag body portion, and a cap portion. A latching extraction element is attached to the cap portion and ha... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7744581 | Device and method for mixing medical fluids A device and method for mixing medical fluids is disclosed. The device has an inlet port, an injection port, an outlet port, a first duct between the injection port and the inlet port, and a second duct between the inlet port and the outlet port. The injection port ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7736353 | Pharmaceutical delivery systems and methods for using same An assembly for transferring a fluid between a vessel having a body with an open end and a slidable piston positioned within the body and a vial having a penetrable seal. The assembly includes a housing having first and second open ends, and a bore extending between... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7654995 | 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 ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648491 | Medical substance transfer system Disclosed is a fluid transfer system for transferring a substance from one vessel to another vessel while avoiding leakage of liquid and gas contaminants. The transfer system includes a needle safe design that is facilitated by a housing that shrouds a tip of a flui... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7645271 | 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 ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7632261 | Fluid transfer device A fluid ducting assembly enables flow communication between a syringe and one of a vessel and a dispenser for dispensing a fluid contained therein. The fluid ducting assembly includes a base having first, second, and third members for connection to and providing flo... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7632260 | Method for producing a device for connecting a receptacle and a container, corresponding connecting device and ready-for-use assembly comprising a device of this type According to the inventive method, a first element (22) of the assembly which is formed by the base (8) and the cap (22) of the device, is produced from a harder material than the second element (8) of said assembly (8, 22), the fi... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7618408 | Vial assembly and method for reducing nosocomial infections Vacuum break vial assembly and method for reducing the incidence of nosocomial infections, comprising a vial stopper having a 2-part withdrawn-fluid volume compensation assembly having a barbed vent element that secures an apertured needle sheath, a bladder-retainer... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7556623 | Tool for use with a medication vial and/or a syringe A tool for use with a medication vial and a syringe includes a housing having a top side, a bottom side, and a surrounding edge. A slotted aperture is defined in the housing and including a flange shaped to engage a vial cap. A cylindrical aperture is defined in the... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7544191 | Formed, filled, sealed solution container, port and method for establishing flow between the container and an administration set A formed, filled, and sealed container, access port and method for establishing fluid flow from the container to an administrative set is provided. The container is collapsible and has an inlet and an outlet. A hollow port is sealed to the container and a perforator... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540863 | Medical transfer device Medical transfer device conducts fluid from a container to a bottle having a neck, which has a closing element pierceable by a needle. Transfer device includes a first tubular-shaped part telescopically displaceable in a second tubular-shaped part between an inserte... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7534238 | 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 ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7513895 | 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 ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7510547 | 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 ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507227 | 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 ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507226 | Access port with safety tab and fluid container employing same An access port for a medical fluid container is provided and in one embodiment includes: (i) a shell; (ii) a perforator located within the shell, the perforator including an end configured to pierce a medical fluid container; and (iii) a safety tab connected to the ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7442189 | Re-forming device in particular for mixing substances in the medical field A re-forming device in particular for mixing substances in the medical field, includes a hollow needle pointed at its two tips and fixed on a support defining two coaxial sleeves enclosing each end of the needle and designed to receive, one, the plug opening of a vi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7398802 | System for dispensing biological fluids A method and apparatus for dispensing biological fluids. The system may provide supply (stock) vessels of refrigerated biological fluids that remain connected to dispensers as the dispensers are operated to distribute the biological fluids to receiver vessels. Each ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7332469 | Intrapleural single-chain urokinase alone or complexed to its soluble receptor protects against pleural adhesions The present invention relates to methods of preventing or decreasing the severity of scarring in a subject comprising: obtaining a pharmaceutical composition comprising a single chain urokinase plasminogen activator molecule (scuPA) or a scuPA mimetic; and administe... | 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 |
| 7322969 | Liquid-medicine injection port device, and liquid-medicine container provided with the same A liquid-medicine injection port device includes: a liquid-medicine inlet which is formed at its upper end; a liquid-medicine outlet which is formed at its lower end which is connectable to a liquid-medicine container; a liquid passageway which connects the liquid-m... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309469 | Collection device A collection device comprising an open-ended vessel for receiving and holding a fluid substance and a cap configured to position a specimen retrieval device along an inner surface of the vessel when the cap is fixedly associated the vessel. ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7297140 | Perforating connector with sterile connection A connector according to the invention comprises a hollow needle fastened to a body. A first tubular receptacle provided with a first foil surrounds a first end section of the needle. A second tubular receptacle provided with a second foil surrounds a second end sec... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7294122 | Transfer needle A transfer needle comprises: a liquid-specific member; and a medicament-specific member to be separably connected or joined to the liquid-specific member in a liquid-tight state. The liquid-specific member comprises: a liquid-specific hollow needle projecting toward... | 11/13/2007 |
