Patent ID: 11957641
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A compounder system, comprising:
a cartridge having:
a plurality of controllable fluid pathways fluidly coupled to at least one diluent port and a receiving container port;
a pump configured to pump a fluid within the plurality of controllable fluid pathways, wherein the at least one diluent port comprises a female portion of a dry disconnect shuttle valve, wherein the pump is a syringe pump comprising a syringe plunger having a tapered grasping handle; and
a grasping mechanism configured to grasp and actuate the syringe plunger to pump the fluid, wherein the grasping mechanism has a tapered surface configured to engage the tapered grasping handle with reduced or no clearances between the tapered surface of the grasping mechanism and the tapered grasping handle.