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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171963 | Apparatus for extracting, measuring and transferring fluids An extraction device for extracting fluid from a container that permits precise measurement and transfer of such fluid. A cap having a valve assembly is attached to a container holding fluid. The extraction device can be connected to the cap thereby opening the valv... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8141598 | Contrast container holder and method to fill syringes The filling of a syringe can be performed at a faster rate using a filling sequence which expels air from the fill tube before filling the syringe. A similar method is used when changing contrast containers during a filling sequence to ensure that all the air is exp... | 03/27/2012 |
| 7913720 | Automated drug preparation apparatus including serial dilution functionality An automated medication preparation system for preparing a prescribed dosage of medication in a drug delivery device includes a plurality of stations for receiving, handling and processing the drug delivery device so that the prescribed dosage of medication is deliv... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900659 | Pressure equalizing device for vial access A pressure-equalizing vial access device and method providing closed and sealed reconstitution of vial contents. A rigid container with a fixed internal volume is connected with a vent lumen extending into the vial. As pressure in the vial increases, the pressure is... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7882860 | Syringe filling apparatus The present invention relates to devices and methods for the filling syringes. One medical apparatus in accordance with the present invention include a body member for releasably holding syringe barrels and an actuator apparatus slidably mounted on the body member t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7703483 | Peristaltic syringe filling station The present invention is directed to a syringe filling station that can fill a syringe with a specified volume of fluid. In one embodiment, the syringe filling station comprises a reservoir attachment, a fluid delivery system, a syringe retaining guide, and a pump t... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7677275 | One hand syringe filling device A device and method for easily filling a syringe with one hand is disclosed. The device includes a flat hand for holding a medicine bottle, a syringe holder with a curved finger for holding a syringe, a mounted post for securing the device and a swivel arm mounted t... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7441674 | Evacuation system An evacuation system including an evacuation member engages a product package and applies pressure thereto, such that a product in the product package moves toward an outlet in the product package for dispensing. A controller monitors the force applied by a driver t... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7418981 | System for dispensing biological fluids Systems, including methods and apparatus, for dispensing biological fluids, such as allergens. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364570 | Controlled volume injection/aspiration device A controlled volume injection/aspiration device includes a syringe having a body for containing a medicament, a needle and a piston slidably disposed within the body. A shell is provided for receiving the syringe body and a plunger rack is disposed within the shell.... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7343943 | Medication dose underfill detection system and application in an automated syringe preparing system An automated system is provided and includes a safety and cost reducing feature that is capable of detecting whether an underfill condition exists within the product container as a unit dose of medication is delivered thereto. More specifically, the medication is ty... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7334703 | Method of producing a pressure container filled with a propellant A pressure container filled with a propellant (22) includes an outer container (10), an inner bag (20) arrangeable in the outer container, and a cover (15) for closing the outer container (10) and provided with an inlet/outlet valv... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329241 | Drug delivery system for administering an adjustable preset dose An embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for setting a dose of a drug in a syringe having a plunger, comprising an outer housing and an inner housing adapted for encircling the syringe, such that the inner housing is positioned within the outer h... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328985 | Inkjet printer cartridge refill dispenser with security mechanism A printing fluid dispenser including: a deformable container containing a full complement of printing fluid; a housing including a base slidingly engaging a plunger and locating the deformable container; and an outlet coupled to the deformable container and arranged... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328729 | Dispenser and apparatus and method for filling a dispenser A dispenser for holding multiple doses of fluids or other substances, and for dispensing the substances, has a variable volume storage chamber. A filling valve is coupled in fluid communication with the storage chamber and defines (1) a normally closed, fluid-tight ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325579 | Watering can augmented by pump and snorkel device A watering can includes a pump and a snorkel which can be used to draw water out of a vessel and into the watering can. The snorkel device is put into a vessel from which water is to be evacuated and the pump is cranked in order to start the flow of water from the v... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7325667 | Systems and methods for feeding articles to and removing articles from an automatic washer Systems, methods, and devices for feeding articles to and removing articles from an automatic washer, for example, a tunnel-type automatic washer are provided. The systems and methods employ conveyors, for example, belt conveyors, gantry-type conveyors, and shuttle-... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7284580 | Liquid dispensing A bottle neck liner, the liner comprising a sleeve terminating in an inward step, the inward step preventing the barrel of a syringe from protruding past the step when the syringe is inserted into the sleeve. Once the syringe is inserted the bottle may be inverted a... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7261698 | Transfer needle safety apparatus A transfer needle safety apparatus including a guide port adapted to fit a variety of body fluid receptacle sizes. A sleeve substantially fills the cavity inside a needle shield. The sleeve includes a robust external lead-in structure for aligning/assembling and cen... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252119 | Paint filling system and safety device for preparing a pressurized container of pigmented paint An apparatus for charging pressurized aerosol cans with liquid is provided having a reservoir, filler coupling and safety release device. The safety release device automatically prevents over-charging the can by interacting with the safety dome to cause the can to d... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7240699 | Automated means for storing, dispensing and orienting injectable drug vials for a robotic application An automated medication preparation system according to one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a medication preparation station where a dosage of medication is prepared in a just-in-time manner and a holding station for storing multi-use injectab... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7222646 | Piston for dispensing device, dispensing device, product containing dispensing device, method of filling, and method of dispensing A piston for a pressurized container (i.e., “aerosol can”), the piston including a body having circumferential fins, with the fins being of uniform thickness, decreasing thickness radially away from the body, or varying thickness circumferentially. Further discl... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207969 | Direct dual filling device for sealing agents A filling device and method, particularly for two-component sealants such as fibrin sealants, which enables two fluids to be separately and directly filled to the reservoirs of a dual syringe fluid applicator from two storage containers, which can be standardized, s... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195613 | Injection device Injection devices are known for the self administration of medicament by patients, in which the medicament is typically contained within a cartridge located within the injection device. It is a problem that injection devices should be small enough to fit into a jack... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7174923 | Refill kit for an implantable pump A kit for refilling an implantable pump includes a first syringe, a second syringe a a three-way stopcock, which has three ports and an actuator. The actuator allows for selectively effecting fluid communication between only two of the ports. The first syringe is in... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7168462 | Pneumatic greasing system The pneumatic greasing system is a grease delivery system specially designed to accommodate the standard commercial grease cartridges already on the market. In order to accomplish this the present invention comprises a cylindrical barrel comprising a cylindrical chu... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163031 | Automated dispensing system and associated method of use An automated bulk dispensing system and a method of use including selectively receiving a predetermined amount of radioactive liquid from a second container into a third container, selectively receiving a predetermined amount of nonradioactive liquid from a first co... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7163035 | Automated use of a vision system to detect foreign matter in reconstituted drugs before transfer to a syringe In one exemplary embodiment, an automated medication preparation system including automated syringe preparation that involves reconstitution of the medication is provided. The system includes: an automated device for delivering a prescribed unit dose of medication t... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7143960 | Liquid sample reservoir suitable for use with a spraying apparatus A single use, disposable reservoir of low volume for use in conjunction with a spray gun for spray painting small areas, for example ‘spray out’ cards for color matching a paint mix for spray painting a vehicle. The reservoir is in the form of a syringe body wit... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140401 | Transfer device and cap assembly for use with a container and the transfer device The present invention is directed to a transfer device for fluid communication between a first site and a second site comprising a housing, a fluid channel and typically a sleeve assembly. The housing has a first end being connectable to the first site, a second end... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7128105 | Device for reconstituting a drug vial and transferring the contents to a syringe in an automated matter An automated medication preparation system including reconstitution of medication and its delivery to a syringe. An automated fluid delivery device that is movable in at least one direction and is adapted to perform at least one of the following operations: receivin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117901 | Apparatus for filling containers for pharmaceutical uses and the like The apparatus comprises a casing which envelopes a set of drive and control members and is provided with supports for containers holding the medicinal starting solutions and containers for the medicinal output solutions, and is characterized in that it comprises mea... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7117902 | Automated means of storing, dispensing and orienting injectable drug vials for a robotic application In one exemplary embodiment, an automated means for storing, dispensing and orienting injectable drug vials for a robotic application is provided and includes a plurality of automated syringe preparation stations is provided. The drug vial stores the medication that... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104289 | System and method for high pressure delivery of gas-supersaturated fluids A system and method for generating a gas-supersaturated fluid and delivering the fluid at high delivery pressures to thereby prevent bubble nucleation is disclosed. The system comprises a housing for containing a removable fluid assembly for housing a fluid to be ga... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093624 | Liquid pumping device A liquid pumping device includes a barrel, a cylinder, a conducting rod, a piston, an operation lever, and a cover. Thus, the liquid pumping device is operated automatically by the power source or operated manually by the operation lever to suck the liquid from the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7077989 | Removal from core mold part of tubular injection molded plastic product formed with two open ends A hollow plastic product with a substantially tubular section, two open ends and a thread at the outside of one end of the product is removed from a core mold part by closing the threaded end of the molded product and injecting compressed air into the molded product... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059368 | Needle guide A needle guide for decreasing the incidence of needle injury to an operator who is accessing the interior of a container, such as a medical fluid container, by an accessing device, such as a syringe with a needle attached to the distal end of the syringe. A device f... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044177 | Methods and apparatuses for dispensing condiments A condiment dispenser (such as a unique condiment packet, or automated device) that is configured for dispensing one or more types of condiment (e.g., ketchup, mustard mayonnaise, barbeque sauce, or Ranch dressing) relative to a food item, such as a French fry. In o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7032628 | Mobile prepressurized diaphragm type fluid storage tank A mobile prepressurized fluid storage tank is disclosed where the compressed air, completely separated from the fluid by a flexible diaphragm, dispenses the fluid under pressure, e.g., into an engine. The prepressurized diaphragm-type fluid storage tank is initially... | 04/25/2006 |
