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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2000
Kevin B. Hanly, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Frank O'Brien, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Salvadore F. Palomares, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
William S. Phillips, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Bruce Hubrecht, Canyon Lake, CA (US);
William M. Porter, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Evelyn L. Foss, Lake Forest, CA (US);
ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
An intravenous drug access system. In one embodiment of the invention, the drug access system includes an IV bag having an inlet port and an outlet port, whereby the inlet port is a female luer integral therewith. The integral female luer fitting may be fitted with a sealed end cap including a male luer insert with a closed end. An alternative embodiment of the present invention comprises a discrete pre-molded connector made with a spike at one end and a female luer fitting at the opposing end. The spike is used to penetrate a standard IV bag through a conventional inlet port.