Patent ID: 6581648
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
A device (24) for aligning a syringe (22) with a vial (20), the device (24) comprising a body (25) having a vial alignment portion (26) and a syringe alignment portion (28) aligned on an alignment axis (30) extending between the vial alignment portion (26) and the syringe alignment portion (28), the vial alignment portion (26) having at least one vial engagement member adapted to engage a vial (20) and align the vial with the alignment axis during operation, the syringe alignment portion (28) adapted to align a syringe (22) with the alignment axis during operation and to limit lateral displacement of the syringe from the alignment axis, the syringe alignment portion including a first guide portion and a second guide portion axially aft of the first guide portion, the first guide portion being upwardly facing, generally aligned with the alignment axis (30), and being substantially located below the alignment axis such that the first guide portion is completely open above the alignment axis, the second guide portion being integral with the first guide portion and having lateral walls extending upward beyond the first guide portion, the lateral walls defining a second opening facing transverse to the alignment axis, the second opening being smaller than the opening in the first guide portion, the first and second guide portions defining an axial sliding surface to accommodate axial sliding of a syringe (22) during use.