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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2015
Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland Gmbh, Bad Homburg, DE;
Winfried Brehm, Hofheim, DE;
Martin Kaiser, Hassfurt, DE;
Massimo Fini, Mirandola, IT;
Alain Veneroni, Spino D'Adda, IT;
FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH, Bad Homburg, DE;
Abstract
A device and a method facilitate connecting a vial to a container or to a fluid, line, and transferring the contents of the vial to the container or to the fluid line. The device has a connecting device, a first holder for accommodating the connecting device, a second holder for accommodating the vial, and an actuating means. The connecting device includes an annular housing, an inside part having at least one puncture device, and a tube connection. The annular housing is configured to be rotatable about the inside part so as to function as a valve, so that by rotation of the annular housing, flow paths of the connecting device can be opened and closed.