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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 24, 2010
Yongxian Wu, Wayne, NJ (US);
Yun Jin, Morristown, NJ (US);
Mitali Aon, Princeton Junction, NJ (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
Drug delivery systems are provided that include an actuator assembly permanently attached to a filter for connection of a container containing medications such as epidural anesthesia, to a delivery site. In one or more embodiments, the actuator assembly includes a projection with an opening extending from a distal end of the actuator assembly in a proximal direction and the filter includes an inlet and an outlet in fluid communication with the opening. The filter includes a housing including two plates joined together or a cylindrical body defining a cavity containing filter materials. A conduit may be attached to the outlet of the filter to allow connection of the drug delivery systems described to a delivery site, such as a catheter. Methods of administering a medication to a delivery site are also provided.