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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 1997
Filed:
Aug. 17, 1993
Terry M Haber, Lake Forest, CA (US);
William H Smedley, Lake Elsinore, CA (US);
Clark B Foster, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Habley Medical Technology Corporation, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
A pharmaceutical storage, mixing and dispensing vial (2, 3, 202, 250) is used to store first and second pharmaceuticals (58, 60), mix the pharmaceuticals, and then provide access to the mixed pharmaceutical (102) via a needle canula. The vial includes a container (12, 112) having an open end (14) covered by a convex septum (44, 140). A barrier (37, 204) within the container interior divides the interior into first and second interior regions (54, 56) housing the pharmaceuticals. The barrier has a plug (34, 206, 252) sealing a hole (30, 264), the plug having an extension (36, 208/210) extending to the septum. The plug is driven from the opening by the plug extension when the septum is deflected into the container interior. The septum then naturally returns to its undeflected state to eliminate pressurization of the container interior.