Vial spiking devices and related assemblies and methods
First Claim
1. A vial spiking device comprising:
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a spike extending from a central region of the base;
a side wall extending from the base and substantially surrounding the spike, the base and the side wall at least partially defining a recess configured to receive a portion of a vial; and
a plurality of resilient fingers that extend inwardly from the side wall into the recess, the fingers being spaced circumferentially around the side wall, the fingers being configured so that as the vial is inserted into the recess of the vial spiking device, the fingers deflect toward the side wall and allow the portion of the vial to move beyond the fingers, and the fingers being configured to rebound into the recess after the portion of the vial has moved beyond the fingers,wherein the side wall is configured to force the portion of the vial away from the base and into contact with the fingers after the portion of the vial has moved beyond the fingers and the fingers have rebounded into the recess.
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Abstract
In some aspects, a vial spiking device includes a base, a spike extending from the base, and a side wall extending from the base and substantially surrounding the spike. The base and the side wall partially define a recess to receive a portion of a vial. Resilient fingers extend inwardly from the side wall into the recess. The fingers are spaced circumferentially around the side wall and are configured so that as the vial is inserted into the recess, the fingers deflect toward the side wall and allow the portion of the vial to move beyond the fingers. The fingers rebound into the recess after the portion of the vial has moved beyond the fingers. The side wall forces the portion of the vial away from the base and into contact with the fingers after the fingers have rebounded into the recess.
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Citations
42 Claims
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1. A vial spiking device comprising:
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a base; a spike extending from a central region of the base; a side wall extending from the base and substantially surrounding the spike, the base and the side wall at least partially defining a recess configured to receive a portion of a vial; and a plurality of resilient fingers that extend inwardly from the side wall into the recess, the fingers being spaced circumferentially around the side wall, the fingers being configured so that as the vial is inserted into the recess of the vial spiking device, the fingers deflect toward the side wall and allow the portion of the vial to move beyond the fingers, and the fingers being configured to rebound into the recess after the portion of the vial has moved beyond the fingers, wherein the side wall is configured to force the portion of the vial away from the base and into contact with the fingers after the portion of the vial has moved beyond the fingers and the fingers have rebounded into the recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A vial spiking device comprising:
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a base; a spike extending from a central region of the base; a side wall extending from the base and substantially surrounding the spike, the base and the side wall at least partially defining a recess configured to receive a portion of a vial, the side wall comprising a plurality of resilient circumferentially spaced side wall segments that extend at an acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the vial spiking device, the side wall segments being configured to deflect away from the longitudinal axis of the vial spiking device when a force is applied to the side wall segments and then rebound toward the longitudinal axis of the vial spiking device when the force is released; and a plurality of resilient circumferentially spaced fingers that extend from the side wall and are biased into the recess, the fingers being configured to deflect toward the side wall when a force is applied to the fingers and then rebound away from the side wall when the force is released, wherein the side wall of the vial spiking device is configured to force the portion of the vial away from the base and into contact with the fingers after the portion of the vial has moved beyond the fingers and the fingers have rebounded into the recess. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method comprising:
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pushing a portion of a vial into a recess defined by a base and a side wall of a vial spiking device such that resilient circumferentially spaced fingers extending from the side wall of the vial spiking device move radially outward and then, after the portion of the vial has moved beyond the fingers, rebound radially inward; and applying a force to the vial that causes the vial to move away from the base and into contact with the fingers, wherein the force is applied by the side wall of the vial spiking device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A vial spiking device comprising:
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a base; a spike extending from a central region of the base; and a side wall extending from the base and substantially surrounding the spike, the side wall having a first portion that extends at a first acute angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the spiking device, a second portion that extends at a second acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the spiking device, and a third portion that is positioned between the first and second portions and extends at a third acute angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the spiking device, the base and the side wall at least partially defining a recess configured to receive a portion of a vial; wherein the third portion of the side wall is configured so that as the vial is inserted into the recess of the vial spiking device, the third portion of the side wall deflects radially outward and allows the portion of the vial to be fully inserted into the recess, and the third portion of the side wall is configured to rebound radially inward and force the vial away from the base when a force applied to the vial to insert the vial into the recess is released. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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