Unified drug mixer and dispenser
First Claim
1. A unified dispenser for holding, mixing, and dispensing a drug, the dispenser comprising:
- a housing holding a diluent reservoir for containing a diluent, a drug reservoir for containing a drug, and a tubing set connecting and defining a fluid communication path therebetween;
a first aseptic connector encasing a first occlusion, and a second aseptic connector encasing a second occlusion;
the first aseptic connector is located at the diluent reservoir and the second aseptic connector is located at the drug reservoir;
in a storage state of the dispenser, the first and second occlusions are entirely encased within the housing and occlude the fluid communication path; and
first and second pull assemblies, each extending to outside the housing;
wherein the first and second pull assemblies extend into the first and second aseptic connectors and include the first and second occlusions, respectively, so that removal of the first and second pull assemblies removes the first and second occlusions from the first and second aseptic connectors, respectively, joins the diluent reservoir to the tubing set in fluid communication, joins the drug reservoir to the tubing set in fluid communication, and joins the diluent reservoir to the drug reservoir in fluid communication through the tubing set, thereby arranging the dispenser from the storage state to a use state.
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Abstract
A unified dispenser for holding, mixing, and dispensing a drug includes a housing holding a diluent reservoir, a drug reservoir, and a tubing set connecting and defining a fluid communication path therebetween. A first occlusion is at the diluent reservoir, and a second occlusion is at the drug reservoir. In a storage state of the dispenser, the first and second occlusions are entirely encased within the housing and occlude the fluid communication path. First and second pull assemblies extend outside the housing. The first and second pull assemblies are coupled to the first and second occlusions, respectively, so that removal of the first and second pull assemblies removes the first and second occlusions and joins the diluent reservoir to the drug reservoir in fluid communication through the tubing set, thereby arranging the dispenser from the storage state to a use state.
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27 Claims
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1. A unified dispenser for holding, mixing, and dispensing a drug, the dispenser comprising:
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a housing holding a diluent reservoir for containing a diluent, a drug reservoir for containing a drug, and a tubing set connecting and defining a fluid communication path therebetween; a first aseptic connector encasing a first occlusion, and a second aseptic connector encasing a second occlusion; the first aseptic connector is located at the diluent reservoir and the second aseptic connector is located at the drug reservoir; in a storage state of the dispenser, the first and second occlusions are entirely encased within the housing and occlude the fluid communication path; and first and second pull assemblies, each extending to outside the housing; wherein the first and second pull assemblies extend into the first and second aseptic connectors and include the first and second occlusions, respectively, so that removal of the first and second pull assemblies removes the first and second occlusions from the first and second aseptic connectors, respectively, joins the diluent reservoir to the tubing set in fluid communication, joins the drug reservoir to the tubing set in fluid communication, and joins the diluent reservoir to the drug reservoir in fluid communication through the tubing set, thereby arranging the dispenser from the storage state to a use state. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A unified dispenser for holding, mixing, and dispensing a drug, the dispenser comprising:
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a housing holding energy storage means, a pump assembly, a diluent reservoir, a drug reservoir, and a tubing set connecting and defining a fluid communication path between the diluent reservoir and the drug reservoir; a first aseptic connector encasing a first occlusion, and a second aseptic connector encasing a second occlusion, the first and second aseptic connectors disposed within the housing; the first aseptic connector is located at the diluent reservoir and the second aseptic connector is located at the drug reservoir; in a storage state of the dispenser, the first and second occlusions are entirely encased within the housing and occlude the fluid communication path; and first and second pull assemblies, each extending to outside the housing, configured to remove the first and second occlusions, respectively; wherein removal of the first and second pull assemblies removes the first and second occlusions from the first and second aseptic connectors, respectively, joins the diluent reservoir to the tubing set in fluid communication, joins the drug reservoir to the tubing set in fluid communication, joins the diluent reservoir to the drug reservoir in fluid communication through the tubing set, and electrically couples the pump assembly to the energy storage means, thereby arranging the dispenser from the storage state to a use state. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A unified dispenser for holding, mixing, and dispensing a drug, the dispenser comprising:
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a housing holding energy storage means, a pump assembly, a diluent reservoir containing a diluent, a drug reservoir containing a drug, a tubing set connecting and defining a fluid communication path between the diluent reservoir and the drug reservoir, and an administration line; a first aseptic connector encasing a first occlusion, and a second aseptic connector encasing a second occlusion; the first aseptic connector is located at the diluent reservoir and the second aseptic connector is located at the drug reservoir; the first and second occlusions are entirely encased within the housing; a storage state, a mix state, and a dispense state of the dispenser; in the storage state of the dispenser, the first and second occlusions occlude the fluid communication path, the drug is maintained in the drug reservoir by and against the second occlusion, and the diluent is maintained in the diluent reservoir by and against the first occlusion; in the mix state of the dispenser, the first and second occlusions are removed, and the pump assembly communicates the diluent from the diluent reservoir to the drug reservoir to mix the diluent with the drug reservoir; and in the dispense state of the dispenser, the pump assembly dispenses a mixture of the diluent and the drug out of the administration line. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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