Vial connecting device for a sliding reconstitution device for a diluent container
First Claim
1. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial, wherein the fingers have a proximal end and a distal end; and
an annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers and wherein the fingers are in a fixed axial position with respect to the annular wall.
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Abstract
A connector device is disclosed for establishing fluid communication between a diluent container having sidewalls and a drug vial. The connector has a piercing member having a first end and a second end and a central fluid pathway. The piercing member is mounted to the liquid container and has fluid accessing portions hermetically sealed from an outside environment. A vial receiving chamber is associated with the piercing member and is dimensioned to connect to the vial. The vial may be selectively attached to the device without piercing the closure of the vial and without breaching the hermetic seal of the fluid accessing portions of the piercing member. Means are provided for connecting the vial receiving chamber to the liquid container. The device is movable from an inactivated position, where the piercing member is outside the sidewalls and no fluid flows between the liquid container and the drug vial, to an activated position, where fluid flows through the fluid pathway between the liquid container and the drug vial. The device is movable from the inactivated position to the activated position by a force applied to the device outside the liquid container.
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26 Claims
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1. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial, wherein the fingers have a proximal end and a distal end; and
an annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers and wherein the fingers are in a fixed axial position with respect to the annular wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base;
an annular wall connected to the base; and
a plurality of segmented fingers circumjacent the annular wall and extending therefrom, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial, wherein the fingers have a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein a piercing member does not extend into the receiving chamber when the device is in an inactivated position. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial, wherein the fingers have a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the plurality of fingers comprises three fingers; and
an annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base supporting a pierceable septum;
a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial and, wherein the fingers have a proximal end and a distal end, at least one finger having a tab; and
an annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers;
wherein when the vial is connected to the device, the vial closure is positioned between the tab and the pierceable septum.
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23. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial, wherein the fingers have a proximal end and a distal end, and wherein the vial is adapted to be fixedly attached to the device; and
an annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers.
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24. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base having a bottom portion;
a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial;
an annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers;
a connecting member having a passageway, the base being connected to the connecting member such that a space is maintained between the bottom portion of the base and the connecting member; and
a sealing member positioned in the space to hermetically seal the passageway.
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25. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial, wherein the fingers have a proximal end and a distal end; and
an annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers, wherein a distance is maintained between the annular wall and the fingers and is dimensioned to allow the fingers to flex when receiving a vial.
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26. A device for connecting to a vial having a closure comprising:
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a base;
a plurality of segmented fingers circumferentially spaced and axially extending from the base, the segmented fingers defining a receiving chamber dimensioned to accommodate the closure of the vial; and
a solid annular wall circumjacent the segmented fingers, the wall defining an opening wherein the vial is inserted into the opening when being connected to the device.
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