Patent ID: 6997917

Claim:
A vial access adapter-vial assembly allowing withdrawal of a nuclear drug contained in the vial without inverting the vial comprising: (a) a vial having a nuclear drug therein; and (b) a vial access adapter body; wherein said vial comprises: a cylindrical side wall having a distal end and a proximal end, said distal end extending into a constricted neck portion terminating in a rim and defining an open fluid port, and said proximal end being closed by a flat outside bottom portion and a V-shaped inside bottom portion; said fluid port being closed by an elastomeric stopper; wherein said vial access adapter body comprises: a cylindrical wall having a distal end and a proximal end terminating in a rim; a flat, horizontal top wall closing the distal end of the cylindrical side wall and having vent holes therein; a horizontal second wall parallel to said horizontal top wall and spaced therefrom, said horizontal top wall, second wall and cylindrical side wall enclosing a chamber designed to hold a filter therein; an antibacterial filter contained in said chamber; an externally threaded female luer connector projecting vertically above the horizontal top wall for receiving an internally threaded male luer connector of a syringe or cartridge; an elongated spike having a fluid flow channel therein, and being integral with said female luer connector, extending into said vial and reacting the V-shaped bottom portion thereof to allow withdrawl of essentially all the medical fluid from the vial when said vial is in the right-side-up position, and a removable luer cap hermetically sealing the female luer connector, said removable luer cap acting as a protective cover and being made of lead.