Intravenous drug access system
View Patent ↗An intravenous drug access system. In one embodiment of the invention, the drug access system includes an IV bag having an inlet port and outlet port, whereby the inlet port is a female luer integral therewith. The integral female luer fitting may be fitted with a sealed end cap comprising a male luer insert with a closed end. An alternative embodiment of the present invention comprises a discrete pre-molded connector made with one spike at one end and a female luer fitting at the opposing end. The spike is used to penetrate a standard IV bag through a conventional inlet port.
1. A drug access system, comprising:
at least one of a male luer lock or a male luer cap, the male luer lock or male luer cap comprising multiple internal threads; and
a bag adapted to contain medicinal fluids having an inlet port and an outlet port, said outlet port configured to transfer said fluids to a patient, said inlet port constructed integral with said bag and adapted to receive fluids therethrough for introduction into said bag, said inlet port being further configured to sealably connect to a medical connector or valve, said inlet port comprising a housing defining an internal conduit for fluid communication between said medical connector or valve and said bag, said housing further defining a female luer at an end of said housing distal from said bag to receive a compatible male luer fitting of said medical connector or said valve, the inlet port further comprising multiple external threads surrounding said female luer end and configured to simultaneously mate with the multiple internal threads of the male luer lock or the multiple internal threads of the male luer cap, and the inlet port further comprising a flow-prevention device.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the flow-prevention device comprises a protective membrane to seal the contents of the bag therein, said membrane being penetrable by the application of a male luer into said female luer.
3. The system of claim 2 , wherein the flow-prevention device comprises a compressible seal within a portion of the internal conduit.
4. The system of claim 3 , wherein the compressible seal comprises a pre-fabricated slit that remains closed until the seal is compressed by the application of the male luer cap or male luer lock.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a medical connector or valve.
6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the valve is a needleless one-way valve.