Patent ID: 11883363
Assignee: BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 5:
6. A method of providing a mixed drug to a patient, the method comprising:
providing a reconstitution device comprising
a body,
a first piercing member located at a first end of the body,
a collar configured to engage a vial, and
a second piercing member, wherein the second piercing member is disposed within the collar,
a first fluid pathway formed within and extending from the first piercing member to the second piercing member,
a second fluid pathway formed within and extending from the second piercing member to a portion of the body between the first piercing member and the second piercing member, and
a removable plug fitted within the second fluid pathway at a portion of the body between the first piercing member and the second piercing member;

enabling engagement of the first piercing member of the reconstitution device with a fluid container;
enabling engagement of the second piercing member of the reconstitution device with a drug vial, such that intravenous (“IV”) fluid may flow along the first fluid pathway formed within and extending from the fluid container to the drug vial;
enabling mixing of the IV fluid with the drug located within the drug vial to form the mixed drug;
enabling removal of the removable plug, such that air from an external environment may flow along the second fluid pathway formed within and extending from the external environment to the drug vial; and
enabling the mixed drug to be provided the patient, wherein air pressure in the external environment causes air to (i) flow into the drug vial via the second fluid pathway, and (ii) push the mixed drug from the drug vial to the fluid container via the first fluid pathway.