Patent ID: 9623227
Date: 2017-04-18
CPC Classifications: A61J,A61M

Claim:
1. A tubing set suitable for use in co-operation with a machine for carrying out a hemodialysis treatment of a patient's blood, said tubing set comprising: a blood out-tube for supplying the blood from the patient to a filter of said machine; a blood in-tube for supplying the blood from the filter back to the patient; and a substitution tube connected to one of said blood in-tube or said blood out-tube, said substitution tube being configured to provide a substitution fluid to the patient's blood and including an insert configured for connection to a vial for infusing a drug to the substitution fluid, said insert including a main duct that provides fluid continuity in the substitution tube, an access point at which the vial is connectable to the insert, said access point including a mechanical connector that is connectable to a corresponding mechanical connector of the vial, and a fluid conduit that communicates with a corresponding fluid conduit of the vial, a membrane that provides for sterility of the fluid conduits, and a movable spike, the membrane being breakable by the movable spike so as to place the insert in fluid communication with the vial, said insert being configured such that a portion of the substitution fluid being communicated in the main duct of the insert is diverted therefrom by the movable spike so as to enter the vial and to convey the drug therein from the vial and to the substitution tube.