Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
141329000 | With puncturing connecting means | 30 |
20080223484 | Piercing Member Protection Device - The invention concerns a piercing member protection device, a kit of a piercing member protection device, a first and second fluid container and a method a method for transferring a fluid between a first and a second container using a piercing member protection device. The piercing member protection device comprises a protection chamber to protect at least the tip of a piercing member. The piercing member protection device further comprises a first and a second member arranged to each other. The first member is further arranged to slide with respect to the second member between a secured position, in which at least the tip of the piercing member is enclosed within the protection chamber so as to prevent the tip of the piercing member from exposure and an unsecured position, in which the tip of the piercing member is arranged outside the protection chamber wherein the first member is arranged to turn with respect to the second member between a locked position and an unlocked position so that when the first member is in the locked position the first member is substantially unable to slide along the longitudinal axis A and when the first member is in the unlocked position the first member is enabled to slide along the longitudinal axis A. | 09-18-2008 |
20080277021 | Fluid Transfer Device - A fluid transfer device for transferring fluid from a first fluid container to a second fluid container such as a piercing member protection device. The fluid transfer device can comprise a longitudinal axis A and a first connection part comprising connection means for connecting to said first fluid container. The fluid transfer device can further comprise a second connection part rotatably mounted to the first connection part by mounting means, and the second connection part can further comprise connection means for connecting said second fluid container. The mounting means can enable turning of said second connection part with respect to said first connection part. Such a device can allow a user to safely turn e.g., a syringe after assembly to read a volume indication or similar. | 11-13-2008 |
20090025825 | INFLATION NEEDLE - An inflation needle for inflating an object such as a sports ball includes a tubular body having an attachment end configured for engagement with a fluid supply. The body fairs into a tubular probe extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end to a distal end configured for being inserted into the ball. A concavo-convex base extends radially outward from the body and towards the distal end, terminating at a periphery spaced radially from the probe, the base being configured to engage the object upon insertion of the probe therein. The inflation needle is a unitary component. | 01-29-2009 |
20090320959 | DEVICE FOR COMBINING COMPONENTS BY MEANS OF NEGATIVE PRESSURE UNDER STERILE CONDITIONS - The invention relates to a device for combining two components. A first container accommodates the first component, which is liquid, and a second container accommodates a second, solid or liquid component under negative pressure. A body is provided with a first holder for the first container, in the region of the closure of the latter, and with a second holder for the second container, in the region of the closure of the latter. Displaceable means for piercing the closures are provided within the body. In the case of such a device, the invention provides that the body has two slides mounted in a displaceable manner in it, wherein each slide accommodates a cannula for piercing the respective closure, the cannulas are connected, in the region of their ends directed away from the closure, to an element which connects the cannulas in a liquid-tight manner, and actuating means are provided for moving the slides in the direction of the closures for the purpose of piercing the closures. | 12-31-2009 |
20110214781 | FLUID TRANSFER DEVICE - A fluid transfer device for transferring fluid from a first fluid container to a second fluid container such as a piercing member protection device. The fluid transfer device can comprise a longitudinal axis A and a first connection part comprising connection means for connecting to said first fluid container. The fluid transfer device can further comprise a second connection part rotatably mounted to the first connection part by mounting means, and the second connection part can further comprise connection means for connecting said second fluid container. The mounting means can enable turning of said second connection part with respect to said first connection part. Such a device can allow a user to safely turn e.g., a syringe after assembly to read a volume indication or similar. | 09-08-2011 |
20110284127 | Life Saving Device That Can Be Inflated Automatically - A life saving device includes a barrel, an air bottle having a mouth mounted on the barrel, an inflation nozzle having a first end connected to the mouth and a second end connected to a life saving equipment, a breaking mechanism operable to break the mouth, a stop bar movable to abut the breaking mechanism, a control handle pivotally mounted on the barrel and connected with the stop bar, an elastic member biased between the barrel and the control handle, and at least one water-soluble cord enclosing the air bottle and the control handle. Thus, the water-soluble cord is dissolved in the water quickly so that the life saving equipment can be inflated automatically without needing a manual operation, thereby facilitating the user employing the life saving equipment during an emergency. | 11-24-2011 |
20120000576 | Device for Facilitating Transfer of a Substance - The present invention relates to a device for facilitating transfer of a substance from a container into a receptacle. The container has an opening sealed by a breachable seal. The device includes a connector for connection to the opening and a severing means. One of the connector and the severing means is movable with respect to the other in order to enable the severing means to breach the seal. | 01-05-2012 |
20120085463 | Device with Penetrable and Resealable Portion and Related Method - Device and method for needle penetrating and filling a chamber with a predetermined substance, and hermetically resealing a resulting needle hole in the device by applying radiation thereto. The needle penetrable and resealable portion defines a predetermined wall thickness in an axial direction thereof, and may include a thermoplastic that substantially prevents the formation of particles released into the chamber from the needle penetrable and resealable portion during penetration by and withdrawal of the needle. Such thermoplastic may include a predetermined amount of pigment that allows the thermoplastic to substantially absorb laser radiation at a predetermined wavelength, substantially prevent the passage of radiation through the predetermined wall thickness thereof, and hermetically seal a needle aperture formed in the needle penetration region thereof in a predetermined time period. | 04-12-2012 |
20120186697 | Container Closure with Overlying Needle Penetrable and Resealable Portion and Underlying Portion Compatible with Fat Containing Liquid Product, and Related Method - A container and method are provided for storing fat containing liquid products. The container includes a body defining a storage chamber for receiving the product, and a container closure. A first material portion forms at least most of the surface area overlying the storage chamber that can contact any product therein. Neither the body nor the first material portion leach more than a predetermined amount of leachables into the product or undesirably alter a taste profile thereof. A needle penetrable and thermally resealable second material portion either (i) overlies the first material portion and cannot contact any product within the storage chamber, or (ii) forms a substantially lesser surface area overlying the storage chamber that can contact any product therein in comparison to the first material portion. A sealing portion is engageable with the body to form a substantially dry hermetic seal between the container closure and body. | 07-26-2012 |
20130008561 | CONNECTOR FOR A CONTAINER INCLUDING A MEDICINAL ACTIVE INGREDIENT - The invention relates to a connector for containers containing medicinal active ingredient, which connector makes it possible to transfer active ingredient from one container into another container. | 01-10-2013 |
20130233444 | Dispensing System - A dispensing system for a container, the system comprising a cap and a storage cartridge for containing a consumable or other item, the cartridge being attached or attachable to the cap, the cartridge comprising a breachable closure member and breaching means for breaching the closure member, in which the breaching means are contained in the cartridge and are activated upon rotation of the cap whereby to dispense the product into a container. | 09-12-2013 |
20130255834 | INSERT AND VIAL FOR THE INFUSION OF LIQUIDS - The invention relates to an insert and a vial for the infusion of a liquid. The vial comprises a hollow body, a grasp portion and a head. The head comprises a delivery opening defining an axis X; a septum for closing the opening; and at least one circumferential push surface next to the head and firmly connected to the grasp portion. The insert is suitable to deliver the liquid and to receive the vial along axis X. The insert comprises a main body with lower ducts, an inner part and a piercing spike. The inner part defines a seat for the vial head, and comprises one slit for engaging the circumferential push surface. The spike is suitable to pierce the vial septum and defines upper ducts. The inner part is able to rotate inside the main body between a fluidly open configuration and a fluidly closed configuration. | 10-03-2013 |
20130340891 | Blunt Tip Vial Access Cannula - This present disclosure provides a non-coring vial access cannula which has sufficient structural strength that it may be made from a thermoplastic resin instead of metal, thus reducing the likelihood and severity of operator injury by an accidental needle stick. The vial access cannula of the present disclosure has (i) a needle hub suitable for receiving a hypodermic syringe or an IV set (e.g., a Luer lock), (ii) a cannula portion having a centrally disposed lumen, wherein the centrally disposed lumen terminates in one or more distal openings and is in fluid communication with the needle hub, and (iii) a solid tip member distal to the one or more distal openings, wherein the solid tip member has a blade with a cutting edge. | 12-26-2013 |
20140020792 | SAFETY DRUG HANDLING DEVICE - A drug mixing system including at least one receptacle port adaptor adapted to be inserted into a port of a fluid receptacle, at least one syringe adaptor adapted to be attached to a syringe and to the at least one receptacle port adaptor and at least one vial adaptor adapted for connection to a vial containing a drug and adapted for connection to the at least one syringe adaptor, the system being characterized in that at least one of the receptacle port adaptor, the at least one syringe adaptor and the at least one vial adaptor being vented to the atmosphere in a manner which prevents release to the atmosphere of possibly harmful contents of the vial in a liquid, solid or gaseous form. | 01-23-2014 |
20140020793 | LIQUID DRUG TRANSFER ASSEMBLY - Liquid drug transfer assemblies for use with a drug vial having a drug vial opening stopped by a drug vial stopper. The liquid drug transfer assemblies include a drug vial stopper puncturing member for puncturing a drug vial stopper. The liquid drug transfer assemblies also include a drug vial adapter having a drug vial adapter skirt, an upright drug vial adapter port and a drug vial adapter sleeve downward depending opposite the upright drug vial adapter port and in flow communication therewith. The drug vial adapter is slidingly disposed on the drug vial stopper puncturing member such that on mounting the liquid drug transfer assembly on the drug vial, the drug vial stopper puncturing member punctures the drug vial stopper to form a throughgoing puncture bore and the drug vial adapter sleeve lines the puncture bore. | 01-23-2014 |
20140027015 | FILLING ELEMENT - A filling element for free jet filling of containers with liquid contents that contain solid constituents includes a housing, a contents chamber formed in the housing, and a liquid valve in the contents housing. The liquid valve comprises a valve body, and a valve opening. The valve body undergoes movement between a first position and a second position. In the first position, the valve body closes the valve opening, thereby locking the liquid valve. In the second position the valve body releases the valve opening and opens the liquid valve. The valve body is moved such that closing the valve occurs without a pump effect on the liquid contents. | 01-30-2014 |
20140041756 | Liquid Transfer System - A novel system for safely transferring liquids from containers such as plastic jugs that are sealed by frangible seals, to conventional drums of the character having coupler-operated extractor valves. In one form of the invention, a standard coupler mechanism has been modified in a manner to provide means for rupturing the frangible seal of the sealed container without adversely affecting the manner in which the coupler is used to operate the extractor valve that is carried by the drum to which the liquid is to be transferred. Additionally, a novel adapter member has been provided for interconnecting the sealed container to the coupler mechanism. | 02-13-2014 |
20140166157 | One Piece Dispensing Lid - One-piece dispensing closure or lid molded in a single mold not requiring assembly of independent pieces, except for a seal after filling the closure with the additive. The closure has a round side skirt and security or tamper evident band, provided inside with threaded ribs, a flexible diaphragm with a tearing structure made up of a central stem and a tearing cylinder having a plurality of tearing tips to break the seal and release the additive. | 06-19-2014 |
20140238542 | PIERCE AND FILL DEVICE - A pierce and fill connector cap for a vial sealed by an elastomeric septum includes a vial collar and a needle holder. The vial collar body defines a collar aperture to be positioned in overlying registry with the septum of the vial, and the needle holder includes a needle holder body providing a means for holding a pair of elongate needles in registry with the collar aperture. The needle holder body holds at least one needle therein in a bent or deflected orientation and is moveable with respect to the vial collar between a first position spaced from the vial collar and a second position proximate the vial collar, such that the needled held by the needle holder will puncture through the vial septum. | 08-28-2014 |
20140352845 | VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH LIQUID CONTAINER AND DRUG VIAL - Valve assemblies for use with a liquid container and a drug vial for enabling an initial transfer of liquid contents from the liquid container to the drug vial for liquid drug formation purposes and subsequent transfer of liquid drug contents from the drug vial to the liquid container for administration purposes. Liquid drug transfer sets can include a valve assembly pre-attached to a liquid container. Alternatively, liquid drug transfer sets can include a valve assembly packaged in sterile blister packaging ready for attachment to a liquid container prior to use. | 12-04-2014 |
20150129084 | INFLATION NEEDLE - Implementations of the present invention relate to systems, methods, and apparatus for inflating objects. Particularly, at least one implementation includes a semi-flexible inflation needle that can bend without breaking Furthermore, at least one implementation includes a semi-flexible inflation needle that includes a cut out portion as a safety feature. | 05-14-2015 |
20150144224 | Sampling Port - A sampling port ( | 05-28-2015 |
20150305981 | Medical Vial Access Device with Pressure Equalization and Closed Drug Transfer System and Method Utilizing Same - A vial access device includes a housing having first and second connectors, with the first connector configured to be secured to a first container and the second connector configured to be secured to a second container. The device also includes a spike member extending from the housing and having a proximal end and a distal end. The spike member defines a vent lumen and a fluid lumen spaced from the vent lumen, with each of the vent lumen and the fluid lumen having a distal opening. The distal openings of the vent lumen and the fluid lumen are each defined by a top edge and a bottom edge spaced axially from the top edge. The bottom edge of the fluid lumen is positioned above the distal opening of the vent lumen in a direction extending along a longitudinal axis of the spike member. | 10-29-2015 |
20160031595 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MATERIAL TRANSFER - A coupler apparatus may be used to couple a container to a reservoir to transfer material therebetween. The coupler apparatus may be coupled to the container, and then to the reservoir. Material may not be allowed to flow through the coupler when the coupler is not coupled to the reservoir. | 02-04-2016 |
141330000 | Mounted on receiver | 6 |
20100065154 | Fluid Delivery System - A fluid delivery system for dispensing a liquid from a sealed container directly into a closed chamber comprises a container containing a liquid component of bone cement and plugged with a plug, and a closed chamber comprising a receiving port for receiving the sealed container, wherein the receiving port is configured to receive the liquid component in direct response to manual insertion of the sealed container through the receiving port using an open loop system. | 03-18-2010 |
20100186850 | Multiple Sump Fuel Sampler with Catch Can - A multiple sump fuel sampler with catch can that includes an upper fuel sampling and testing reservoir with integral lower catch can reservoir arranged such that a self-closing valve is placed between the upper sampling reservoir and the lower catch can. This self-closing valve can be easily opened and closed by a user to allow fuel in the upper sampling reservoir to drain down into the lower catch can reservoir. Embodiments of the invention include a means of spill-free dumping of fuel accumulated in the lower catch can reservoir via an integral no-drip pour spout. | 07-29-2010 |
20130000781 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DISPENSING FLUIDS - A liquid dispensing system for an appliance may generally comprise a housing comprising a compartment for receiving a cartridge comprising a unit dose, a door slidably connected to the housing movable between an open position, a first actuated position, a second actuated position, and a closed position, a first cutting member connected to the compartment for rupturing a first portion of the cartridge when the door is in the first actuated position, a second cutting member connected to the compartment for rupturing a second portion of the cartridge when the door is in the second actuated position, and a reservoir in fluid communication with the compartment configured to establish a gravity flow from the compartment to the reservoir. Methods of making and using the liquid dispensing system are also described. | 01-03-2013 |
20140053953 | BLUNT TIP VIAL ACCESS CANNULA AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE - A method of manufacturing a metal cannula is disclosed. The method includes the step of providing a metal cannula having a longitudinal axis and defining a fluid channel. Next, the metal cannula is pressed to substantially close the fluid channel and define a first segment and a second segment. In a next step, the metal cannula is cut to separate the first segment from the second segment of the metal cannula. Each of the first and second segments have a pressed edge. The pressed edge substantially seals the fluid channel and has two pressed corners. Afterwards, each of the pressed corners are cut from the pressed edge of the first segment to define a pair of side openings and a distal blunt edge on the first segment. The side openings are in fluid communication with the fluid channel. | 02-27-2014 |
20140083565 | Hollow needle for a sample pipettor - The invention relates to a hollow needle ( | 03-27-2014 |
20150298955 | PUNCTURING DEVICE FOR AEROSOL CONTAINERS - A puncturing device for pressurized containers comprises an elongated housing member defining an elongated cavity with openings at first and second ends thereof for receiving an inverted pressurized container at the first end, the housing member including an attachment member for securing the second end of the housing member to a collection receptacle. A non-sparking puncturing member, is mounted within the housing member for piercing a nozzle-end of the pressurized container at its domed top. A counter records each action of the puncture pin. Gases and residual contents are released into the receptacle through the hollow core of the puncture pin. An auxiliary support member is mounted on the housing member for stabilizing relative movement between the housing member and the receptacle. A force-applying apparatus is mounted on the housing member for forcing the pressurized container onto the puncture pin. | 10-22-2015 |