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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2017
Applicant:
GE Healthcare Limited, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Inventors:
Assignee:
GE HEALTHCARE LIMITED, Buckinghamshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61J 1/20 (2006.01); A61N 5/10 (2006.01); B65B 39/04 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01); B65B 3/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/162 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 5/1007 (2013.01); A61M 5/002 (2013.01); B65B 3/003 (2013.01); B65B 39/04 (2013.01); A61J 1/201 (2015.05); A61J 1/2096 (2013.01); A61M 5/162 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1623 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pierce and fill connector cap for a vial sealed by an elastomeric septum includes a vial collar and a needle holder. The vial collar body defines a collar aperture to be positioned in overlying registry with the septum of the vial, and the needle holder includes a needle holder body providing a means for holding an elongate needle in registry with the collar aperture. The needle holder body being moveable with respect to said vial collar between a first position spaced from the vial collar and a second position proximate the vial collar, such that a needle held by the needle holder will puncture through the vial septum.