Patent ID: 11883363
Assignee: BAXTER INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A drug reconstitution method comprising:
enabling engagement of a first piercing member with a fluid container;
enabling engagement of a second piercing member with a drug vial, such that intravenous (“IV”) fluid may flow along a first fluid pathway formed within and extending from the fluid container to the drug vial;
enabling mixing of the IV fluid with an agent located within the drug vial to form a mixed drug; and
enabling removal of a removable plug, such that air from an external environment may flow along a second fluid pathway formed within and extending from the external environment to the drug vial,
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.