EP2319553A1 — Tubing set having a gate for the connection of vials
Assigned to Fresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH · Expires 2011-05-11 · 15y expired
What this patent protects
The present invention refers to a tubing set 12 suitable for use in co-operation with a hemodialysis machine 10. The tubing set comprises: an out-tube 14 for supplying the blood from the patient to a filter 16 of the machine; an in-tube 18 for supplying the blood from the filter …
USPTO Abstract
The present invention refers to a tubing set 12 suitable for use in co-operation with a hemodialysis machine 10. The tubing set comprises: an out-tube 14 for supplying the blood from the patient to a filter 16 of the machine; an in-tube 18 for supplying the blood from the filter back to the patient; a drip chamber 20 placed along one of said tubes, adapted to let the blood drip through an air buffer 22; and a vial gate 24 for the connection of vials 26 containing drugs to be delivered into the blood. The vial gate 24 according to the invention comprises a delivery lumen 28, suitable for delivering the drug 30 from the vial to the drip chamber, and a vent lumen 32, suitable for providing air 34 inside the vial in order to replace the delivered drug.
Drugs covered by this patent
- glycopyrrolate (Glycopyrrolate) · Yonsei University
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