Systems and methods for filling inoculations

• US 9,868,555 B2
• Filed: 04/27/2015
• Issued: 01/16/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Robert F. Livolsi
• Original Assignee: Robert F. Livolsi
• Inventors: LiVolsi, Robert F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Weiss, Nicholas J
• Assistant Examiner(s): Gruby, Randall
• Application Number:
  US14/697,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20150305980A1
• Time in Patent Office: 995 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/20 Arrangements for transferring or mixing fluids, e.g. from vial to syringe
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2048 Connecting means
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2089 Containers or vials which are to be joined to each other in order to mix their contents combinations of vial and syringe for mixing their contents A61J1/2096
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 3/003 Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 43/50 using rotary tables or turrets B65B43/46 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 57/005 Safety-devices B65B57/18 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B65B 57/06 and operating to control, or to stop, the feed of articles or material to be packaged

Abstract

Embodiments disclosed herein describe systems and methods for systems and methods to dynamically filling inoculations in proper quantities. Embodiments are directed towards a multi-dose prefilled reconstituted device (MPRD) that is configured to automatically prepare a plurality of vials for inoculations quickly and accurately, wherein the MPRD is a transportable device that may be moved from a laboratory environment to a field environment and/or a clinical environment.

Claims

1. A multi-dose prefilled reconstituted device comprising:

a diluent cartridge configured to store at least one diluent for an inoculation, the diluent cartridge including diluent reservoirs configured to store the at least one diluent and a first unique identifier;

a linear cartridge configured to store a plurality of vials and a second unique identifier;

a housing of the multi-dose prefilled reconstituted device having a first interface being configured to receive the diluent cartridge and a second interface being configured to receive the linear cartridge;

a memory device configured to store a mapping between the diluent cartridge and the linear cartridge, the mapping being based on the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier, the mapping including a number of the plurality of vials within the linear cartridge, medication associated with each of the plurality of vials, the amount of diluent within the diluent cartridge, a lower temperature threshold associated with the linear cartridge, and an upper temperature threshold associated with the linear cartridge;

an injection interface configured to receive diluent from the diluent cartridge and place the diluent into at least one of the vials within the linear cartridge based on the mapping;

a logic module configured to determine a quantity of diluent and timing of when diluent from the diluent cartridge is placed into the at least one vials; and

an identification module configured to determine a unique identifier associated with the diluent cartridge.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the injection interface includes a syringe that is configured to insert the diluent from the diluent cartridge into a vial of the plurality of vials positioned below the syringe.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the linear cartridge advances vials or containers within the housing to align under injectors.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein medication is positioned within the plurality of vials before the linear cartridge is positioned within the housing.

5. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a temperature module configured to determine the temperature within the housing.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein a temperature module is configured to determine the temperature within the housing while the linear cartridge is inserted in the housing.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein temperature module is configured to determine if the temperature within the housing is between the lower temperature threshold associated with the linear cartridge and the upper temperature threshold associated with the linear cartridge.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the injection interface is configured to place the diluent within the plurality of vials when the temperature within the housing has been within the lower temperature threshold and the upper temperature threshold during an entire period while the linear cartridge is within the housing.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the injection interface is configured to not place the diluent within the plurality of vials when the temperature within the housing has been outside the lower temperature threshold and the upper temperature threshold during the entire period.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the diluent cartridge is an external device with respect to the housing.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the linear cartridge includes an expiration date.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the injection interface is configured to place the diluent within the plurality of vials if the expiration date has not been exceeded.

13. The system of claim 1, comprising:

an identification processing device configured to compare the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein the injection interface is configured to place the diluent within the plurality of vials responsive to the identification module linking the first unique identifier and the second unique identifier.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the injection interface is configured to not place the diluent within the plurality of vials when the first unique identifier is not linked to the second unique identifier.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the injection interface is configured to place a predetermined amount of diluent determined by the logic module within each of the plurality of vials, wherein the predetermined amount is based on the mapping.

17. The system of claim 1, including a second diluent cartridge, wherein the second diluent cartridge includes a third unique identifier and the injection interface is configured to place a predetermined amount of diluent from the second diluent cartridge within a subset of the plurality of vials.