Medical fluid delivery system
First Claim
1. A method of maintaining sterility of a medical fluid comprisingproviding a system including a bulk container a multipatient supply of the medical fluid, a connecting site fluidically coupled with the bulk container, and a dose container operably engaging the dose container in fluid communication with the connecting site;
- transferring a unipatient supply of medical fluid from the bulk container through the connecting site to the dose container; and
sterilizing the connecting site by providing a sterilant in a non-contact manner from the sterilant source.
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Abstract
A system to provide a specified volume of a medical fluid from a bulk source to a dose and/or delivery container for injection into a patient. The fluid path between the bulk container and the delivery container is physically separated at a connecting site before fluid is injected from the delivery container into the patient. The bulk container may be a bag or bottle, and the delivery container may be a syringe or bag. A bag delivery container may be contained in a pressurizeable chamber and fluid may be delivered by providing pressure to a membrane in the chamber contacting a wall of the bag. The system may be automated.
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1. A method of maintaining sterility of a medical fluid comprising
providing a system including a bulk container a multipatient supply of the medical fluid, a connecting site fluidically coupled with the bulk container, and a dose container operably engaging the dose container in fluid communication with the connecting site; - transferring a unipatient supply of medical fluid from the bulk container through the connecting site to the dose container; and
sterilizing the connecting site by providing a sterilant in a non-contact manner from the sterilant source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- transferring a unipatient supply of medical fluid from the bulk container through the connecting site to the dose container; and
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9. A method of maintaining sterility of a medical fluid comprising:
- providing a system including a bulk container holding a multipatient supply of the medical fluid, a connecting site fluidically coupled with the bulk container, and a dose container;
operably engaging the dose container in fluid communication with the connecting site;
transferring a unipatient supply of the medical fluid from the bulk container through the connecting site to the dose container;
coupling a sterilant source in fluid communication with the connecting site; and
sterilizing the connecting site by providing a sterilant from the sterilant source to the connecting site. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
- providing a system including a bulk container holding a multipatient supply of the medical fluid, a connecting site fluidically coupled with the bulk container, and a dose container;
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