Patent ID: 8647320

Claim:
A device for adding a medicine to an infusion solution in an infusion container comprising: a transfer cap comprising a cylindrical portion having an exterior, an interior, and an opening sized and shaped to be connected to a nozzle of an infusion container having a seal with a first seal area and a second seal area; a first hollow spike located in the interior of the cylindrical portion, said first hollow spike having a tip for piercing the first seal area of the nozzle when the transfer cap is connected to the infusion container and the opening surrounds the nozzle, said first hollow spike defining a first axis; a cut out formed in the transfer cap defining a recess configured to allow an infusion spike access for piercing the second seal area of the infusion container in a side-to-side configuration with the first hollow spike so that the first hollow spike and the infusion spike directly connect to the infusion container; a receiving hub having an opening for receiving a medicine container having a seal area located with the cylindrical portion, the receiving hub having a second hollow spike having a tip for piercing the seal area of the medicine container when the medicine container is received at the opening of the receiving hub, said second hollow spike defining a second axis; a valve arranged between the first and second hollow spikes in the transfer cap; and wherein the valve is operable to interrupt fluid flow between the first hollow spike and the second hollow spike and wherein the second axis is disposed at an acute angle greater than zero in the clockwise direction to the first axis.