Patent ID: 7615041
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
1. A vial adapter for use in transferring fluid from a vial, the vial having a top end and a bottom end, the top end of the vial being sealed with a septum, said vial adapter comprising: (a) a body, said body having a top end, an open bottom end and an inner cavity, said inner cavity being dimensioned to receive the vial, with the open bottom end of said body extending below the bottom end of the vial, wherein said body comprises a sleeve and at least one latch, said latch being insert-molded over a bottom end of said sleeve, said sleeve being made of a rigid material, said at least one latch being made of a resilient material, said at least one latch being adapted to engage a vial disposed within said inner cavity for retaining the vial within said inner cavity; (b) a hollow piercing member extending downwardly into said inner cavity of said body for puncturing the septum of a vial disposed in said inner cavity; (c) a tubular member having a top portion and a bottom portion, said bottom portion being in fluid communication with said hollow piercing member, said top portion of said tubular member comprising a female luer; and (d) a valve for controlling fluid flow from said bottom portion of said tubular member to said top portion of said tubular member, said valve consisting of a unitary member, wherein said valve is movable, upon insertion of a deflecting member into said top portion of said tubular member, from a first position in which said valve is aligned along an axis extending from said top portion of said tubular member to said hollow piercing member and blocks fluid flow from said bottom portion of said tubular member to said top portion of said tubular member to a second position in which said valve is deflected from said axis and does not block fluid flow from said bottom of said tubular member to said top portion of said tubular member.