IP Library Granted Patent US 10,258,736
Granted Patent B2
US 10,258,736 · App. 15/398,354 · Granted Apr 16, 2019

Systems including vial adapter for fluid transfer

Inventors: Thomas Metzmaker (San Diego, CA); Sean Saint (San Diego, CA); Michael Michaud (San Diego, CA); Michael J. Rosinko (Anaheim, CA); Vance Swanson (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Tandem Diabetes Care, Inc.
A61M5/1413A61J1/2096A61M5/16827A61M39/02B65B3/003A61M2039/1077A61M2039/1094A61M2209/045
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Patent No.
US 10,258,736
App. No.
15/398,354
Granted
Apr 16, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

Devices and methods are disclosed for transferring fluids from supply reservoirs. The devices and methods may be configured to prevent or reduce the incidence of a user transferring a fluid to an incorrect receptacle reservoir.

Claims (15)

1. A system for providing medicament to a patient, comprising:

an infusion pump including a medicament reservoir configured to contain a medicament, the infusion pump configured to deliver the medicament from the medicament reservoir to a patient;

a vial reservoir defining an interior volume configured to contain the medicament and a spigot port in communication with the interior volume, the spigot port defining an exterior mechanical configuration configured to be provided only on vial reservoirs containing the medicament and not on vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament; and

a vial adapter having a cavity configured to couple to the exterior mechanical configuration of the spigot port, the vial adapter being configured to only couple to the exterior mechanical configuration of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing the medicament and not to exterior mechanical configurations of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the exterior mechanical configuration of the spigot port has a different shape than spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the exterior mechanical configuration of the spigot port is a different size than spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the infusion pump is configured to deliver only the medicament to the patient and not other types of medicament from the medicament.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the infusion pump further includes a second medicament reservoir configured to contain a second medicament, the second medicament being another type of medicament from the medicament.

6. A system for providing medicament to a patient, comprising:

an infusion pump including a medicament reservoir configured to contain a medicament, the infusion pump configured to deliver the medicament from the medicament reservoir to a patient; and

a vial adapter having a cavity configured to couple to an exterior mechanical configuration of a spigot port of a vial reservoir containing the medicament, the vial adapter being configured to only couple to the exterior mechanical configuration of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing the medicament and not to exterior mechanical configurations of spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the cavity of the vial adapter has a different shape than cavities of vial adapters configured to couple to spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the cavity of the vial adapter has a different size than cavities of vial adapters configured to couple to spigot ports of vial reservoirs containing other types of medicament from the medicament.

9. The system of claim 6 , wherein the infusion pump is configured to deliver only the medicament to the patient and not other types of medicament from the medicament.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein the infusion pump further includes a second medicament reservoir configured to contain a second medicament, the second medicament being another type of medicament from the medicament.

Assignments (3)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2024
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
To: TANDEM DIABETES CARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 066880/0918 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded May 25, 2022
From: TANDEM DIABETES CARE, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 060179/0100 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 4, 2017
From: METZMAKER, THOMAS; SAINT, SEAN; MICHAUD, MICHAEL; ROSINKO, MICHAEL J.; SWANSON, VANCE
To: TANDEM DIABETES CARE, INC.
Reel/Frame 040843/0337 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 14936979 · Nov 10, 2015
Continuation 13474032 · May 17, 2012
Related Publication 20170112997A1 · Apr 27, 2017
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