Recovery system
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1. An apparatus for recovering a solution from a plurality of stoppered vials, the apparatus comprising:
- a vial holder to hold the plurality of vials stopper side down, the holder being manually movable into and out of a liquid recovery position;
a plurality of hollow needles capable of puncturing the stoppers of the vials and positioned beneath the vials, the plurality of needles and the holder being movable relative to each other between a lower position in which the needles are spaced from the stoppers of the vials and an upper position in which the needles puncture the stoppers of the vials;
a pump to extract a solution from the vials;
a recovery vessel to collect the solution from the vials; and
tubing connecting the needles to the pump and to the recovery vessel.
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Abstract
A system allows for the safe, rapid, efficient recovery of a drug solution from sealed vials. The system is closed so that highly potent compounds can later be recovered and reworked without large investment in further engineering controls. The system includes three main components: a recovery device that holds sealed vials containing a solution, and provides means to access the contents of the vials; a peristaltic pump that pumps solution out of the vials; and a recovery tank that receives the pumped solution.
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1. An apparatus for recovering a solution from a plurality of stoppered vials, the apparatus comprising:
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a vial holder to hold the plurality of vials stopper side down, the holder being manually movable into and out of a liquid recovery position; a plurality of hollow needles capable of puncturing the stoppers of the vials and positioned beneath the vials, the plurality of needles and the holder being movable relative to each other between a lower position in which the needles are spaced from the stoppers of the vials and an upper position in which the needles puncture the stoppers of the vials; a pump to extract a solution from the vials; a recovery vessel to collect the solution from the vials; and tubing connecting the needles to the pump and to the recovery vessel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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