Patent ID: 7900659
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: A61J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A pressure-equalizing vial access device for retaining aerosols when accessing a vial having a pierceable seal located over an opening of the vial, the vial access device comprising: a cannula having a medicament lumen and a vent lumen separate from the medicament lumen, the cannula having a relatively sharp tip to pierce the seal of the vial and a length selected so that the tip can be located within the vial; a body portion having: a rigid chamber located in fluid communication with the vent port and the vent lumen without being in fluid communication with the medicament port or medicament lumen, the rigid chamber having a pressure relief port open to atmosphere and an equalizing port connecting to the vent port and vent lumen, the rigid chamber having rigid walls and a fixed internal volume, the rigid chamber comprising: whereby increases in pressure in the vial resulting from the introduction of liquid for reconstitution of vial contents are equalized by the volume control device moving away from the equalizing port to create a greater volume in the vent lumen/rigid chamber combination and decreases in pressure in the vial resulting from aspiration of reconstituted liquid from the vial contents are equalized by the volume control device moving toward the equalizing port to create a lesser volume in the vent lumen/rigid chamber combination.