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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 1996
Filed:
Dec. 16, 1993
Joseph Wong, Gurnee, IL (US);
Irwin B Levine, Mundelein, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A drug delivery device (250) is provided for coupling a container (260) including a beneficial agent (262) to the device (250). The device (250) includes a substantially hollow member for housing a solution (256) wherein the hollow member includes an upper section (254) having flexible walls and a lower section (252) having substantially rigid walls. A spike (258) extends from the lower section (252) to provide fluid communication between an interior of the device (250) and the container (260). To this end, the beneficial agent (262) mixes with the solution (256) forming a mixture for administration to a patient. A cannula (266) and a plunger (264) are further provided for administration of the mixture (270) to the patient.