Patent ID: 7632261
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A combination fluid transfer device and fluid device for accommodating flow of fluid from a vial to a vessel, the vial having an outermost peripheral portion, the combination comprising: a male connector extending generally perpendicularly from a top wall of the fluid transfer device; a grip extending generally perpendicularly from the top wall of the fluid transfer device and at least partially circumferentially surrounding the male connector; a skirt extending generally perpendicularly from the top wall in an opposite direction from the male connector, the skirt telescopically receiving the outermost peripheral portion of the vial, the skirt including a terminal end located at a first distance from the top wall; a cannula extending generally perpendicularly from a central location of the top wall opposite the male connector, the cannula including a puncturing tip located at a second distance from the top wall, the first distance being greater than the second distance; a flow duct extending between the male connector and the cannula; and a female connector associated with the fluid device, the male connector releasably, surroundingly insertable into the female connector, the grip releasably couplable to an outer surface of the female connector, the female connector being in fluid communication with the vessel and the flow duct.