Patent ID: 11938091
Assignee: EQUASHIELD MEDICAL LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 25:
26. A robotic system operable for transfer of fluid between a container accessible via a container-septum and a fluid transfer assembly accessible via a fluid transfer connector configured to establish fluid communication between the container and the fluid transfer assembly for said transfer of fluid, said fluid transfer connector comprising a body member and a sleeve displaceable relative to each other between an extended position, which is a normal position, and a collapsed position, at which the fluid transfer connector establishes said fluid communication, said fluid transfer connector comprising a fluid transfer connector septum positioned at a distal end of the sleeve, the robotic system comprising:
a controller; and
a manipulator controllable by the controller and configured to:
apply a variable positioning force to manipulate the fluid transfer assembly through a positioning stage, during which the manipulator positions the fluid transfer assembly and/or the container to bring the fluid transfer connector septum and the container-septum in contact with each other; and
apply a variable collapsing force to manipulate the fluid transfer assembly through a collapsing stage, during which the sleeve and the body member are displaced relative to each other to reduce a distance between the fluid transfer connector septum and the body member, wherein an initial value of the variable collapsing force is greater than a maximum value of the variable positioning force.