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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2015
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Nigel Wright, California, PA (US);
Michael John Zang, Allison Park, PA (US);
Tom Monahan, Wexford, PA (US);
John A. Barron, Seven Fields, PA (US);
Douglas Mark Zatezalo, Allison Park, PA (US);
Fresenius Medical Care Holdings, Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
This disclosure relates to vial spiking assemblies and related methods. In certain aspects, the vial spiking assemblies include a vial adapter having a base, a spike extending from a central region of the base, and a sidewall extending from the base and surrounding the spike. The base and the sidewalls partially, define a cavity that is configured to receive at least a portion of the vial. The assemblies also include a spike cover that is removably attached to the spike and that includes a material configured to indicate when the material is contacted with liquid.