Reconstitution and injection system
First Claim
1. A drug delivery device, comprising:
- a syringe having a barrel, a plunger, a handle and a pump, said barrel having a drug reservoir therein, said reservoir being arranged to have a liquid therein, said plunger slidingly located within said barrel and coupled to said plunger, and said pump located between said plunger and said handle; and
a first channel arranged for selectively providing fluid communication between said drug reservoir and a hollow needle, said pump being arranged to drive the liquid from the drug reservoir through said needle via said first channel upon said fluid communication between said drug reservoir and said needle to deliver the liquid to a site.
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Abstract
This reconstitution and injection system delivers a drug in solution under pressure, and injects powdered or lyophilized drugs that require reconstitution, rehydration or dilution. In one embodiment, the system includes a syringe having a barrel, a plunger, a handle, a pump and a channel communicating the barrel with an injection needle. The pump pushes a liquid from the barrel through the injection needle via the channel upon fluid communication between the barrel and the injection needle for delivery of the liquid. In another embodiment, the system includes a first port receiving a syringe, a second port receiving a drug vial, a channel providing communication between the first and second ports, and a controller permitting or inhibiting fluid communication between the first and second ports. In yet another embodiment, the system includes an actuator and a housing having a channel providing fluid communication between a reservoir and the injection needle.
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67 Claims
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1. A drug delivery device, comprising:
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a syringe having a barrel, a plunger, a handle and a pump, said barrel having a drug reservoir therein, said reservoir being arranged to have a liquid therein, said plunger slidingly located within said barrel and coupled to said plunger, and said pump located between said plunger and said handle; and
a first channel arranged for selectively providing fluid communication between said drug reservoir and a hollow needle, said pump being arranged to drive the liquid from the drug reservoir through said needle via said first channel upon said fluid communication between said drug reservoir and said needle to deliver the liquid to a site. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A syringe, comprising:
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a barrel having a drug reservoir therein, said drug reservoir being arranged to hold a liquid therein;
a plunger slidingly engaged within said barrel;
a handle coupled to said plunger; and
a pump located between said plunger and said handle, said drug reservoir and a needle being arranged to be selectively placed in fluid communication with each other, said pump arranged for driving the liquid from said drug reservoir through said needle upon said fluid communication between said drug reservoir and said needle for delivery of the liquid to a site. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A mixing device coupled to a syringe, the syringe having a drug reservoir therein, said mixing device comprising:
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a first port arranged for receiving the syringe, the syringe having a barrel coupled to or integral with said first port, the barrel having a drug reservoir therein, the drug reservoir being in fluid communication with said first port;
a second port arranged for receiving a vial, the vial having an interior in fluid communication with said second port;
a first channel arranged for selectively communicating said first port with said second port; and
a pathway controller in fluid communication with the first channel and between said first and second ports, said pathway controller arranged for permitting the fluid communication between said first and second ports when said controller is in a first position and for inhibiting the fluid communication between said first and second ports when said controller is in a second position. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A drug delivery apparatus, comprising:
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an actuator having a hub and a hollow needle, said hub holding said needle, said needle having a tip at its distal end and an opening proximal to the tip; and
a housing coupled to said actuator, said housing including a channel arranged to selectively provide fluid communication between a liquid reservoir holding a liquid and said needle, wherein said hub is arranged for moving said needle from a first position where said opening in said needle is not in fluid communication with said channel to a second position where said opening in said needle is in fluid communication with said channel to deliver a liquid from the liquid reservoir. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A method of ejecting a fluid from a barrel of a syringe having a handle, a barrel, a plunger and a needle, said barrel having the fluid therein, said needle being hollow, the method comprising:
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securing said handle of the syringe to said barrel to bias said plunger against said fluid in said barrel placing said fluid under pressure; and
actuating a movement of said needle to place the hollow interior of said needle in fluid communication with said fluid whereupon said plunger automatically pushes said fluid through said needle.
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58. A method of mixing a drug in a vial with a liquid from a reservoir, comprising:
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(a) establishing fluid communication between a control valve and the interior of said vial, the interior of said vial containing a drug;
(b) adjusting said control valve to selectively establish fluid communication between said liquid in said reservoir and the interior of said drug vial via said control valve, said reservoir being in fluid communication with said control valve; and
(c) transferring said liquid to the interior of said drug vial, said liquid mixing with said drug to form a drug compound. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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61. A method of ejecting a liquid from a barrel of a syringe, said syringe comprising a needle, a plunger located within the barrel and having a stem and a handle, comprising:
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depressing said handle of said plunger to cause said plunger to slide within the barrel to couple said handle to said barrel to place said liquid under pressure; and
actuating a movement of said needle within said syringe for insertion into an injection site, the movement of the needle establishing fluid communication between an interior of the needle and said liquid which releases the pressure of said liquid in said barrel and enables said plunger to push said liquid through the needle to the injection site. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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64. A method of ejecting a liquid from a barrel of a syringe, said syringe comprising a hollow needle, a plunger, and a compression pump, said method comprising:
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applying a bias against said plunger in communication with said liquid to place the liquid under pressure; and
actuating a movement of said needle within said syringe for insertion into an injection site, the movement of said needle establishing fluid communication between the hollow interior of said needle and said liquid which releases the pressure of said liquid in said barrel and enables said compression pump to push said plunger within said barrel and force said liquid through the needle. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66)
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67. A method of mixing a drug in a vial with a liquid from a reservoir to form a drug compound, and ejecting the drug compound from a reservoir in an drug delivery device, said drug delivery device having a needle, a plunger located within the reservoir, and a control valve therebetween, the method comprising:
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(a) adjusting said control valve to establish fluid communication between the liquid in said reservoir and an interior of said drug vial via said control valve, the interior of said drug vial containing the drug;
(b) transferring the liquid from said reservoir to the interior of said drug vial, the liquid mixing with the drug to form the drug compound;
(c) transferring the drug compound to said reservoir;
(d) adjusting said control valve to terminate fluid communication between said reservoir and the interior of said drug vial;
(e) biasing said plunger against the drug compound in said reservoir to place the drug compound under pressure; and
(f) actuating a movement of said needle, the movement of said needle establishing fluid communication between the interior of said needle and the drug compound, the communication releasing the pressure of the drug compound in said reservoir and enabling said plunger to push the drug compound through said needle.
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Specification