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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2011
Filed:
May. 17, 2010
Applicants:
Michael Plishka, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Randall Scott Koplin, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Michael Plishka, Lake Villa, IL (US);
Randall Scott Koplin, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
CareFusion 2200, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 25/08 (2006.01); A61M 37/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for mixing two components and delivering the mixture to a patient. The apparatus contains a mixing chamber for mixing a liquid component and a powder component. The liquid component and powder component are mixed within the mixing chamber by rotation of a collapsible mixing element. A plunger is then advanced through the mixing chamber to force the mixture out of the mixing chamber and deliver the mixture to the patient.