Device for loading medical containers in dosing machines, adapter for the containers, support for the adapters and use thereof

1. A device for loading medical containers on a dosing machine comprising:

an adaptor for medical containers,

a support for said adaptor, wherein the support comprises an alignment projection and an alignment aperture that engage with the dosing machine,

a latch, and

a hinge comprising at least one pivoting surface and at least one pivot interacting with the at least one pivoting surface,

wherein said adaptor and said support come in contact with the at least one pivot and the at least one pivoting surface such that the adaptor and support pivot relative to one another so as to engage each other via the latch, and

the at least one pivot comprises a projection with a rounded surface which allows pivoting when the projection and the at least one pivoting surface come in contact with one another, such that the pivoting relative to one another produces the engagement of the adaptor and the support.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge comprises two of the pivots,

wherein each pivot comprises the projection with the rounded surface situated at an end proximal to a dosing point.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the at least one pivoting surface comprises two recesses, each recess accommodates said respective projections with a rounded surface and comprises a limit stop which extends a concave surface of the recess, said recesses being situated on a base of the support.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the latch comprises at least one clipping projection and at least one clipping aperture interacting with the at least one clipping projection.

5. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one aperture is a single aperture situated on the adaptor for medical containers.

6. The device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one clipping projection is situated on the adaptor for medical containers.

7. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the adaptor for medical containers comprises two elongate tabs on a contact surface with the support, and the support comprises elongate apertures to accommodate respective elongate tabs on the contact surface with the adaptor.

8. The device according to a claim 1 , wherein the adaptor for medical containers comprises a zone for reception of syringes, bags, vials and/or bottles.

9. A support for adaptors for medical containers comprising:

an alignment projection and an alignment aperture that engage with a dosing machine,

a hinge and

a latch suitable for receiving an adaptor for medical containers, wherein the adaptor comprises:

a hinge and

a latch to attach the adaptor to respective support,

wherein the hinge comprises a pivot and a pivoting surface to allow pivoting when the pivoting surface and the pivot come in contact with each other.

10. The support according to claim 9 , wherein the hinge comprises one or two recesses, each recess comprises a limit stop which extends the concave surface of the recess, and is on a base of the support.

11. The support according to claim 9 further comprising, on a contact surface with said adaptor for medical containers, two elongate apertures situated in a zone immediately below the latch, wherein each of said apertures is in contact with respective lateral walls of the support.

12. A dosing machine, comprising at least one support according to claim 9 .

13. A dosing machine, comprising at least one device according to claim 1 .

14. The dosing machine according to claim 12 , wherein the dosing machine is a dosing machine for intravenous medications.

15. The dosing machine according to claim 14 , wherein the dosing machine is a dosing machine for non cytostatic intravenous medications.

16. The dosing machine according to claim 13 , wherein the dosing machine is a dosing machine for intravenous medications.