Patent ID: 7192423
Filing Date: 2007-03-20
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A spike assembly for facilitating the supply of a fluid from a container to a fluid drawing device including a hypodermic syringe, said spike assembly comprising: a body having a first bottom end and a second top end, and a fluid conduit extending between the first and second ends; a piercing member located at the first end for piercing into the container to form a fluid sealing engagement, said piercing member further including a fluid drawing device such as a drain aperture for passing the fluid into the first end from the container into the fluid conduit; and an opening located at the second top end for receiving a fluid port or a needle of the fluid drawing device to enable the fluid drawing device to draw the fluid from the container via the fluid conduit, and a resealable membrane portion providing a fluid seal about the fluid port where it passes through the receiving means; a vent extending through the body in fluid communication with an ambient for facilitating passage of a gas between the container and the ambient during operation; means for communicating to a user details corresponding to the fluid contained in the container, said means comprising at least one removable band located circumferentially around an outside surface of said vent and having preprinted indicia on said band that corresponds to a temperature requirement to the fluid contained in the container; wherein the at least one removable band comprises a plurality of bands having a removable protective cover strip disposed over the at least one removable band.