MEDICAMENT ADMIXING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A system for mixing a medicament in a first container with a fluid in a second container, comprising:
- a first container defining an opening and an internal cavity fluidly connected to said opening;
a stopper positioned within said opening defined by said first container, said stopper fluidly sealing said internal cavity defined by said first container from an external environment of said first container;
a body member positioned around at least a portion of said first container, said body member having a first mating member extending radially therefrom;
a second container defining an interior cavity, a port housing connected to said second container, said port housing defining a first opening at a proximal end thereof, said port housing defining a second opening at a distal end thereof, and a moveable plug sealing said second opening defined by said port housing;
a second mating member positioned within said interior cavity defined by said port housing, said second mating member constructed to engage said first mating member when said first container is inserted into said port housing; and
an actuator disposed within said interior cavity of said port housing, said actuator having a proximal end portion and having a plurality of sidewall members extending axially from said proximal end portion toward said first opening defined by said port housing, said plurality of sidewall members defining one or more openings therebetween, said sidewall members of said actuator defining a central cavity, said actuator constructed to move said stopper from a first, docked position in which it fluidly seals said first container to a second, activated position in which it is located in said internal cavity defined by said first container, whereby in the activated position there is fluid communication fluid communication between the first container and the second container.
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Abstract
A system for mixing or reconstituting a drug contained in a first container with a diluent or fluid contained in a second container. The second container has a port docking assembly for engaging the first container. The first container is rotatable and axially slidable within the port docking assembly. The port docking assembly has an actuator to urge a stopper fluidly sealing the first container into the interior of the first container. The port docking assembly further includes a movable plug constructed to fluidly seal the second container in a first, docked position and to provide access to the interior of the second container in a second, activated position, whereby fluid communication between the first and second containers is provided when the first and second containers are in the second, activated position.
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16 Claims
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1. A system for mixing a medicament in a first container with a fluid in a second container, comprising:
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a first container defining an opening and an internal cavity fluidly connected to said opening; a stopper positioned within said opening defined by said first container, said stopper fluidly sealing said internal cavity defined by said first container from an external environment of said first container; a body member positioned around at least a portion of said first container, said body member having a first mating member extending radially therefrom; a second container defining an interior cavity, a port housing connected to said second container, said port housing defining a first opening at a proximal end thereof, said port housing defining a second opening at a distal end thereof, and a moveable plug sealing said second opening defined by said port housing; a second mating member positioned within said interior cavity defined by said port housing, said second mating member constructed to engage said first mating member when said first container is inserted into said port housing; and an actuator disposed within said interior cavity of said port housing, said actuator having a proximal end portion and having a plurality of sidewall members extending axially from said proximal end portion toward said first opening defined by said port housing, said plurality of sidewall members defining one or more openings therebetween, said sidewall members of said actuator defining a central cavity, said actuator constructed to move said stopper from a first, docked position in which it fluidly seals said first container to a second, activated position in which it is located in said internal cavity defined by said first container, whereby in the activated position there is fluid communication fluid communication between the first container and the second container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for mixing a medicament in a first container with a fluid in a second container, comprising:
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providing a first container defining an opening and an internal cavity fluidly connected to said opening, a stopper positioned within said opening defined by said first container, said stopper fluidly sealing said internal cavity defined by said first container from an external environment of said first container, a body member positioned around at least a portion of said first container, said body member having a first mating member extending radially therefrom; providing a second container defining an interior cavity, a port housing connected to said second container, said port housing defining a first opening at a proximal end thereof, said port housing defining a second opening at a distal end thereof, and a moveable plug sealing said second opening defined by said port housing, a second mating member positioned within said interior cavity defined by said port housing, said second mating member constructed to engage said first mating member when said first container is inserted into said port housing, an actuator disposed within said interior cavity of said port housing, said actuator having a proximal end portion and having a plurality of sidewall members extending axially from said proximal end portion toward said first opening defined by said port housing, said plurality of sidewall members defining one or more openings therebetween, said sidewall members of said actuator defining a central cavity, said actuator constructed to move said stopper from a first, docked position in which it fluidly seals said first container to a second, activated position in which it is located in said internal cavity defined by said first container, whereby in the activated position there is fluid communication fluid communication between the first container and the second container; attaching said first container to said second container in the first, docked position wherein contents of said first and second containers are fluidly isolated; and moving said first container relative to said second container to a second, activated position wherein said first container and said second container are in fluid communication with one another. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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