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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2005
Aleandro Digianfilippo, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kenneth C. Raines, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Joel Bartholomew, Danielsville, PA (US);
Richard S. Pierce, Glendale, AZ (US);
Jeffery Steigerwalt, Lehighton, PA (US);
Aleandro DiGianfilippo, Scottsdale, AZ (US);
Kenneth C. Raines, Bethlehem, PA (US);
Joel Bartholomew, Danielsville, PA (US);
Richard S. Pierce, Glendale, AZ (US);
Jeffery Steigerwalt, Lehighton, PA (US);
B. Braun Medical Inc., Bethlehem, PA (US);
Abstract
The present invention provides a manifold for receiving fluid tubes in a bulk compounder. In its simplest form, the manifold includes a plurality of inlets, each inlet defining an opening to a respective fluid passageway, and each passageway contains a check-valve. Included in this manifold is an outlet in fluid communication with the fluid passageways and an inlet port which is coaxial with the outlet. The coaxial inlet port contains a check-valve. Included as a part of the present invention is a cannula adapted for use with the manifold of the present invention, tube sets for use with the manifold of the present invention, and a method of minimizing error in filling a bag using a manifold in accordance with the present invention.