By-pass line connector for compounding system
First Claim
1. A method for selectively dispensing fluid components into a product bag attached to a tube set of a bulk compounder having at least one tubing line, a manifold, and a bypass having a fluid passage with an inlet, a first outlet in fluid communication with the manifold, and a second outlet in fluid communication with the product bag, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing liquid components to be dispensed into a product bag wherein one of the liquid components is maintained separate from the other liquid components;
inserting a tubing line in fluid communication with the product bag into the second outlet;
blocking the first outlet in fluid communication to the manifold; and
dispensing a fluid component to be maintained separate from the other liquid components through the second outlet and into the product bag, independent of the manifold.
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Abstract
A method for selectively dispensing fluid components through a bypass, the bypass having a fluid passage with an inlet, a first outlet that is unsealed, and a second outlet that is sealed, includes the steps of inserting a tubing line into the second outlet to unseal the second outlet, sealing the first outlet to prevent flow of fluid through the first outlet, and delivering a first fluid component into the inlet of the bypass and through the second outlet.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for selectively dispensing fluid components into a product bag attached to a tube set of a bulk compounder having at least one tubing line, a manifold, and a bypass having a fluid passage with an inlet, a first outlet in fluid communication with the manifold, and a second outlet in fluid communication with the product bag, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing liquid components to be dispensed into a product bag wherein one of the liquid components is maintained separate from the other liquid components;
inserting a tubing line in fluid communication with the product bag into the second outlet;
blocking the first outlet in fluid communication to the manifold; and
dispensing a fluid component to be maintained separate from the other liquid components through the second outlet and into the product bag, independent of the manifold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for selectively dispensing fluid components into a product bag attached to a tube set of a bulk compounder having at least one tubing line, a manifold, and a bypass having a fluid passage with an inlet and at least two outlets, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing liquid components to be dispensed into a product bag;
inserting a tubing line in fluid communication with the product bag into the second outlet;
blocking the first outlet in fluid communication to the manifold; and
dispensing a fluid component through the second outlet and into the product bag, independent of the manifold. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for selectively dispensing fluid components through a bypass, the bypass having a fluid passage with an inlet, a first outlet in fluid communication with a first bag compartment, and a second outlet that is sealed:
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inserting a tubing line into the second outlet to unseal the second outlet;
connecting the tubing line in fluid communication with a second bag compartment that is fluidly separate from the first bag compartment;
sealing the first outlet to prevent flow of fluid to the first bag compartment; and
delivering a first fluid component into the inlet of the bypass and through the second outlet to the second bag compartment. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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