Systems including vial adapter for fluid transfer

• US 10,258,736 B2
• Filed: 01/04/2017
• Issued: 04/16/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/17/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care Incorporated
• Inventors: Metzmaker, Thomas, Saint, Sean, Michaud, Michael, Rosinko, Michael J., Swanson, Vance
• Primary Examiner(s): Maust, Timothy L
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kelly, Timothy P
• Application Number:
  US15/398,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20170112997A1
• Time in Patent Office: 832 Days
• Field of Search: 141383, 141386, 141346-354, 141 2, 141100, 141104
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2096 Combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/1077 Adapters, e.g. couplings adapting a connector to one or several other connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/1094 at least partly incompatible with standard connectors, e.g. to prevent fatal mistakes in connection
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/045 for filling, e.g. for filling reservoirs
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/02 Access sites
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1413 Modular systems comprising interconnecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16827 controlling delivery of multiple fluids, e.g. sequencing, mixing or via separate flow-paths infusion of multiple fluids without using a controller A61M5/1407
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 3/003 Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like

Abstract

Devices and methods are disclosed for transferring fluids from supply reservoirs. The devices and methods may be configured to prevent or reduce the incidence of a user transferring a fluid to an incorrect receptacle reservoir.

Claims

1. A system for providing medicament to a patient, comprising:

an infusion pump including a medicament reservoir configured to contain a medicament, the infusion pump configured to deliver the medicament from the medicament reservoir to a patient;

a vial reservoir defining an interior volume configured to contain the medicament and a spigot port in communication with the interior volume, the spigot port defining an exterior mechanical configuration configured to be provided only on vial reservoirs containing the medicament and not on vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament; and

a vial adapter having a cavity configured to couple to the exterior mechanical configuration of the spigot port, the vial adapter being configured to only couple to the exterior mechanical configuration of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing the medicament and not to exterior mechanical configurations of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the exterior mechanical configuration of the spigot port has a different shape than spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the exterior mechanical configuration of the spigot port is a different size than spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the infusion pump is configured to deliver only the medicament to the patient and not other types of medicament from the medicament.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the infusion pump further includes a second medicament reservoir configured to contain a second medicament, the second medicament being another type of medicament from the medicament.

6. A system for providing medicament to a patient, comprising:

an infusion pump including a medicament reservoir configured to contain a medicament, the infusion pump configured to deliver the medicament from the medicament reservoir to a patient; and

a vial adapter having a cavity configured to couple to an exterior mechanical configuration of a spigot port of a vial reservoir containing the medicament, the vial adapter being configured to only couple to the exterior mechanical configuration of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing the medicament and not to exterior mechanical configurations of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the cavity of the vial adapter has a different shape than cavities of vial adapters configured to couple to spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the cavity of the vial adapter has a different size than cavities of vial adapters configured to couple to spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein the infusion pump is configured to deliver only the medicament to the patient and not other types of medicament from the medicament.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the infusion pump further includes a second medicament reservoir configured to contain a second medicament, the second medicament being another type of medicament from the medicament.