Sterile fluid pathway connection to drug containers for drug delivery pumps
First Claim
1. A fluid pathway connection comprising:
- a drug container includinga barrel having a proximal end and a distal end,a pierceable seal disposed at the proximal end of the barrel, anda cap disposed at the proximal end of the barrel;
a piercing member;
a fluid conduit;
a connection hub, the piercing member being connected to the connection hub; and
a sterile sleeve, one end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to the connection hub and an opposing end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the drug container, the piercing member being disposed within a sterile environment defined by the sterile sleeve, the connection hub, and the pierceable seal, the piercing member being disposed between the connection hub and the pierceable seal of the drug container in an initial unactivated position,wherein the pierceable seal and the connection hub are adapted for relative movement between the initial unactivated position wherein the piercing member does not pierce the pierceable seal, and an activated position wherein the piercing member extends through the pierceable seal, the sterile sleeve being compressible or collapsible and adapted to compress or collapse as the connection hub and the pierceable seal are moved relatively between the initial unactivated position and the activated position, the piercing member being maintained in the sterile environment during movement from the initial unactivated position to the activated position.
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Abstract
A user-initiated fluid pathway connection includes: a connection hub, a piercing member, a sterile sleeve, and a drug container having a cap, a pierceable seal, a barrel, and a plunger seal, wherein the piercing member is initially retained within the sterile sleeve between the connection hub and the pierceable seal of the drug container. The connection hub may include an internal aperture within the connection hub which functions as a flow restrictor and wherein a piercing member is connected to one end of the internal aperture and a fluid conduit is connected to another end of the internal aperture. A drug delivery pump with integrated sterility maintenance features includes a housing, upon which an activation mechanism, an insertion mechanism, a fluid pathway connection as described above, a power and control system, and a drive mechanism connected to a drug container are mounted. Methods of assembly and operation are also provided.
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25 Claims
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1. A fluid pathway connection comprising:
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a drug container including a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, a pierceable seal disposed at the proximal end of the barrel, and a cap disposed at the proximal end of the barrel; a piercing member; a fluid conduit; a connection hub, the piercing member being connected to the connection hub; and a sterile sleeve, one end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to the connection hub and an opposing end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the drug container, the piercing member being disposed within a sterile environment defined by the sterile sleeve, the connection hub, and the pierceable seal, the piercing member being disposed between the connection hub and the pierceable seal of the drug container in an initial unactivated position, wherein the pierceable seal and the connection hub are adapted for relative movement between the initial unactivated position wherein the piercing member does not pierce the pierceable seal, and an activated position wherein the piercing member extends through the pierceable seal, the sterile sleeve being compressible or collapsible and adapted to compress or collapse as the connection hub and the pierceable seal are moved relatively between the initial unactivated position and the activated position, the piercing member being maintained in the sterile environment during movement from the initial unactivated position to the activated position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A fluid pathway connection comprising:
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a drug container including a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, a pierceable seal disposed at the proximal end of the barrel, and a cap disposed at the proximal end of the barrel; a piercing member; a fluid conduit; a connection hub, the piercing member being connected to the connection hub; and a sterile sleeve, one end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to the connection hub and an opposing end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the drug container, the sterile sleeve being a pre-formed aspect of the pierceable seal, the piercing member being disposed within the sterile sleeve between the connection hub and the pierceable seal of the drug container in an initial unactivated position, wherein the pierceable seal and the connection hub are adapted for relative movement between the initial unactivated position wherein the piercing member does not pierce the pierceable seal, and an activated position wherein the piercing member extends through the pierceable seal, the sterile sleeve being compressible or collapsible and adapted to compress or collapse as the connection hub and the pierceable seal are moved relatively between the initial unactivated position and the activated position.
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22. A drug delivery pump with integrated sterility maintenance features comprising:
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a fluid pathway connection including; a drug container including; a barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, a pierceable seal disposed at the proximal end of the barrel, and a cap disposed at the proximal end of the barrel; a piercing member; a fluid conduit; a connection hub, the piercing member being connected to the connection hub; and a sterile sleeve, one end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to the connection hub and an opposing end of the sterile sleeve being fixedly coupled to a proximal end of the drug container, the piercing member being disposed within the sterile sleeve between the connection hub and the pierceable seal of the drug container in an initial unactivated position, wherein the pierceable seal and the connection hub are adapted for relative movement between the initial unactivated position wherein the piercing member does not pierce the pierceable seal, and an activated position wherein the piercing member extends through the pierceable seal, the sterile sleeve being compressible or collapsible and adapted to compress or collapse as the connection hub and the pierceable seal are moved relatively between the initial unactivated position and the activated position; a housing; an assembly platform; an activation mechanism disposed on the assembly platform; an insertion mechanism disposed on the assembly platform; a power and control system disposed on the assembly platform; and a drive mechanism disposed on the assembly platform, the drive mechanism initially coupled to the drug container or adapted to be coupled to the drug container. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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