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

Claim 0:
1. 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 and a fluid transfer conduit extending from a proximal end of the body member towards the fluid transfer connector septum, the robotic system comprising:
a controller; and
a manipulator controllable by the controller, the manipulator being 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 penetration force to manipulate the fluid transfer assembly and/or the container through a penetration stage, during which at least a tip of the fluid transfer conduit penetrates at least partially through at least one of the container-septum and the fluid transfer connector septum, wherein a minimum value of the variable penetration force is greater than a maximum value of the variable positioning force.