Patent ID: 9321545
Filing Date: 2016-04-26
CPC Classification: A61J,B65B

Claim Text:
1. Apparatus for transferring medications from a vial having a septum into a container having a fill port, comprising: a barrel having a bore with an elliptical cross section having a major axis and a minor axis, an open end, and a closed end, the closed end forming a fluid exit port adapted for attachment to the fill port of said container; a plunger comprising: a dispensing member having a septum-piercing spike at one end thereof with a first bore and a second bore exiting the spike, the first bore passing through said dispensing member and exiting a second end thereof, said dispensing member being attached to or integrally formed with the first end of said shaft such that the first bore is in fluid communication with the bore in said shaft, and the second bore entering said dispensing member and exiting through an exterior face thereof, forming thereby a pressure relief port.