WO2013176586A1 - Arrangement in a medical connector device - Google Patents
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- the invention pertains to a protective connecting device for connecting a first medical appliance with a second medical appliance under hygienic and safe conditions.
- a major problem in relation to drug preparation, drug administration or other similar handling of pharmaceuticals is the risk of medical and pharmacological staff being exposed to drugs or solvents which may escape into ambient air.
- the problem is particularly serious when cytotoxins, antiviral drugs, antibiotics and radiopharmaceuticals are concerned. Other hazards may arise when taking samples relating to virus infections or the like.
- Some drugs must be dissolved or diluted before they are administered, which involves transferring a solvent from one container to a sealed vial containing the drug in powder or liquid form, by means of a needle for example. Drugs may be inadvertently released into the atmosphere in gas form or by way of aerosol ization, during the withdrawal of the needle from the vial and while the needle is inside the vial if any pressure differential between the interior of the vial and surrounding atmosphere exists; For these reasons, systems for handling and administrating drugs and other medical substances under improved safety conditions have been developed.
- US patent No. 4,564,054 discloses a fluid transfer device for preventing air contamination when transferring a substance from one vessel to a second vessel.
- the device is attached or conneciible to the vessel and comprises a first member, in which a piercing member such as a hollow needle is enclosed.
- the first member has a sealing member through which the needle can be passed.
- the device further comprises a second member, which is detachably connectab!e to the first member and which also carries a sealing member.
- the sealing members used in the high-security transfer and connecting devices disclosed herein are flexible and elastically compressible liquid and gas-proof membranes, also known as barriers or septums which have the ability of sealing tightly after penetration and retraction of a piercing member in order to prevent escape of liquid as well as gas components.
- sealing members are made from a thermoplastic elastomeric polymer material (TPE) allowing the members to be affixed in a connecting device by thermal welding, such as ultrasonic weiding.
- TPE thermoplastic elastomeric polymer material
- the medical transfer and connecting devices are designed for repeated and intermittent use, for example when removing individual doses of a pharmaceutical from a vial or when connecting an injection device to a catheter, IV-equipment, or similar, it is not uncommon that each transfer and connecting device is used many times, such as up to 10 times, before eventually being discarded or replaced. After use, the device may often be left with the sealing member exposed to the environment for several hours before the next instance of use.
- the connecting devices are used in non-aseptic environments and in environments where the risk of contamination with bacteria and other hazardous matter may be high such as in hospital wards. As the connecting devices may be used for a long time under such conditions, a risk for bacterial growth on the sealing member is imminent.
- the device and in particular the sealing member in the device be cleaned before each new use, in particular if a longer time period has lapsed since the last use. Without adequate cleaning of the sealing member before use, there is a risk that bacteria enters into the medical transfer system and is eventually transferred to a patient causing suffering and increased medical expenses.
- a medical transfer and connecting device for connecting a first medical appliance with a second medical appliance, the device having an axial direction and a radial direction and comprising an outer part having a first end and a second end with an end opening and a bore extending in the axial direction between the first end and the second end and wherein an inner part carrying a barrier member and having a central canal extending in the axial direction is telescopioally arranged in the bore in the outer part, the inner part with the barrier member being axiaily movable in the bore in the outer part between a shielding position in which the barrier member is completely located within the bore in the outer part and a cleaning position in which the barrier member is located with at least a portion of the barrier member extending axiaily past the end opening in the outer part.
- the inner part of the transfer and connecting device In the shielding position, the inner part of the transfer and connecting device is completely located inside the outer part and the barrier member is radially shielded by the outer part. in the cleaning position, the barrier member protrudes out from the outer part of the transfer and connecting device and is readily accessible for cleaning. After cleaning, the inner part can be retracted into the outer part of the transfer and connecting device, whereby the transfer and connecting device is made ready for use and the barrier member can be safely and hygienically pierced by a piercing member.
- the outer part serves to protect the barrier member and the piercing site from contamination and forms a stabilizing connection or support for the medical device carrying the piercing member.
- the central canal in the inner part of the device allows a piercing member from a first medical device to pass through the transfer and connecting device and serves to guide and shield the piercing member when it is inserted into a second medical device for removal of a fluid from or delivering a fluid into the second medical device.
- the inner part and the outer part of the transfer and connecting device can be moved with respect to each other so that the barrier member on the inner part can be moved to a position where it can be easil cleaned
- cleaning of the barrier member is performed by using a cotton tip to reach th barrier member inside the transfer and connecting device. It is difficult to reach and efficiently .clean all exposed parts of the barrier member as it is located in a fixed position inside the transfer and connecting device.
- the barrier member ca be quickiy and adequately cleaned by simple wiping when the barrier member has been brought into the cleaning position.
- the relative telescopic movement of the outer part and the inner part of the transfer and connecting device according to the invention may be accomplished in any suitable manner.
- the outer part of the device may comprise at least one axially extending groove and the inner part may comprise corresponding means for sliding engagement with the at least one groove in the outer part.
- the means for sliding engagement with the at (east one groove may comprise a spring strut, a knob, a ridge, or similar element protruding from the inner part.
- the spring strut Whe the means for sliding engagement with a groove in the outer part comprised a spring strut, the spring strut may extend towards the second end of the inner part and may be slightly outwardly inclined with respect to a central axis through the transfer and connecting device. It may be preferred that at least two spring struts are arranged on the inner part of the transfer and connecting device. If more than one spring strut is being used, they are preferably symmetrically arranged on the inner part. For example, two spring struts are preferably arranged diametricall opposite each other on the inner part.
- the means for sliding engagement with said at least one groove may comprise one or more lugs.
- the one or more lugs may be used in addition to or instead of one or more spring struts.
- the groove in the outer part and the lug may be configured to form a bayonet fitting between the outer part and the inner part of the transfer and connecting device.
- the transfer and connecting device may comprise means for releasabiy locking the inner part in the shielding position. Furthermore, the transfer and connecting device may comprise means for releasabiy locking the inner part in the cleaning position.
- the locking means may be a bayonet fitting, or a stopping element arranged in the bore in the outer part such as a stop notch, a stop knob, a snap lock, etc. as known in the art.
- the transfer and connecting device may comprise means for connecting the device to a first medical device, such as a medical vial, a catheter or similar.
- the transfer and connecting device may comprise connecting means for connecting the device to a second medical device, the second medical device comprising a piercing member.
- a “sterilized” or “sterile” device is meant a device that has been subjected to a sterilization method to remove viable micro-organisms, which method is accepted for the current product b the relevant authority.
- Current regulations in Europ for medical devices to be designated “STERILE” may be found in the European standard EN 558-1. Other regulations may exist in other countries.
- the sterilization can be ethylene oxide sterilization, sterilisatio by irradiation, or (moist) heat sterilization or any other accepted method.
- the European standard requirements imply that the theoretical probability of there being a viable micro-organism present on/in the sterilized device shall be equal to or less than 1 x10 s .
- the barrier members in the transfer and connecting device of the invention are made of materials that are referred to as being "flexible”, “expandable” and “compressible”. As used in this document these expressions are intended to mean materials that are capable of being elastically flexed, expanded or compressed under the influence of external forces and that will substantially return to their original state once the external forces are removed.
- a "fiexibie material” is intended to mea a material that can easily be folded or twisted or bent by hand or a materia! that may be flexed and/or bent repeatedly without rupture or the development of visible defects in accordance with the definition in ISO 472: 1999 "Plastics - Vocabulary”. 8
- the parts of the transfer and connecting device may be molded from comparatively rigid plastic as is known in the art.
- a rigid plastic material for th purpose of the invention is a material that will retain its shape during normal use and that will not be flexed or deformed by the forces required to manipulate the transfer and connecting device between the shielding position and the cleaning position or by the forces required to connect the device to first and second medical devices.
- the rigid plastic materials that are useful in a transfer and connecting device according to the invention preferably have the ability to elastically flex and deform under greater forces such as the forces arising during assembly of the transfer and connecting device.
- Figure 1 shows a transfer and connecting device in an in-use configuration
- Figure 2 shows an end view of the transfer and connecting device in Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 3 shows an exploded view of the transfer and connecting device in Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 4 shows a perspective view of an outer part of the transfer and connecting device in Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 5 shows a side view of an inner part of the transfer and connecting device in Fig. 1 ;
- Figure 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the transfer and connecting device in Fig.
- Figure 7 shows a cross-seettonal view of the transfer and connecting device in Fig. 1 taken along the line Vil-Vli in Fig. 2;
- Figure 8 shows a cross-sectional view of the transfer and connecting device in Fig.
- Figure 9 shows a cross-sectional view of the transfer and connecting device
- the medical transfer and connecting device 1 thai is shown in Figs. 1-9 has a generally elongate tubular shape and comprises an outer part 2 and an inner part 3 which are telescopically arranged with the inner part 3 inserted in a central bore 4 in the outer part 2.
- the transfer and connecting device 1 has an axial direction A and a radial direction R perpendicular to the axial direction A.
- the inner part 3 has a first end 5 and a second end 8 and a central through-going canal 7 extending i the axial direction A and being concentrically arranged in the central bore 4 in the outer part 2.
- the outer part 2 has a first end 8 and a second end 9 with an end opening 10 with the centra! bore 4 extending between the first end 8 and the second end 9.
- the central canal 7 in the inner part 3 is arranged to guide and protect a piercing member on a medical device positioned at the second end 9 of the outer part 2 during insertion of the piercing member into another medical device located at the first end 8 of the outer part 2.
- the inner part 3 carries a barrier member 12 which is applied over and seals the centra! canal 7 in the inner part 3 at the second end 8 of the inner part 3 as best seen in Figs. 6 and 7.
- the barrier member is a flexibie, eiasticaily compressible membrane or septum, as disclosed herein and serves to form a barrier against unwanted transfer of substances from one side of the barrier member 12 to the opposite side of the barrier member 12 and ascertains a hygienic and safe connection between two medical devices.
- the barrier members of the inventio may be made from medical grade elastoraeric polymer materials as known in the art. Such materials include silicone elastomers, natural elastomer and thermoplastic elastomeric polymer materials (TPE). Thermoplastic a
- elastomers include Styrene Block Copolymers (TPS), Thermoplastic Polyolefins (TPO), Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU), copolyesters and polyether block amides.
- TPS Styrene Block Copolymers
- TPO Thermoplastic Polyolefins
- TPU Thermoplastic polyurethanes
- copolyesters and polyether block amides.
- the inner part 3 comprises a cylindrical body 14 having two spring struts 15 extending towards the second end of the inner part 3 and being slightly outwardly inclined with respect to a central axis 16 through the transfer and connecting device 1.
- the spring struts 15 are arranged diametrically opposite each other and each terminates in a fre end having an abutting surface 17 arranged to cooperate with a corresponding abutting surface on the outer part 2 of the transfer and connecting device 1.
- the spring struts 5 serve both as locking members and guiding elements and may be substituted with other means performing these functions as disclosed herein.
- the functions of the spring struts may also be performed separately by using different locking and guiding elements.
- the spring struts are preferably symmetrically arranged o the inner part.
- a barrier member holder 18 is arranged at the second end 6 of the inner part 3.
- Resilient barrier members are commonly made from a thermoplastic elastomeric polymer material (TPE) allowing the members to be affixed i the barrier member holder by ultrasonic welding.
- TPE thermoplastic elastomeric polymer material
- other types of medical grade elastomeric materials may be used and the barrier member may foe attached to the inner part by any means known to the person skilled in the art.
- the barrier member holder 18 carries the barrier member 12 and is further provided with two radially opposing lugs 19 arranged to cooperate with
- the first end 5 of the inner part 3 is provided with a male connector 20 extending out of the cylindrical body 14 of the inner part 3,
- the inside of the cylindrical body 14 of the inner part 3 has an inner thread 21.
- the male connector and the inner thread constitute means for connecting with a mating medicai device such as a catheter or similar.
- the specific connecting means showed herein should not be considered limiting to the invention and it is to be understood that other connecting means may be used depending on the medical device to which the transfer and connecting device is to be fitted.
- the outer part 2 of the transfer and connecting device 1 comprises opposing grooves 22 formed in the inner waii 23 of the outer part 2 and being arranged to form a bayonet fitting with the corresponding !ugs 19 on the inner part 3.
- a locking knob 24 is arranged on the inner wall of the outer part 2 to keep the inner part 3 reteasably locked in a shielding position in the outer part 2. Guiding tracks 25 for cooperating with the spring struts 15 on the inner part 3 of the transfer and connecting device 1 are also arranged in the axial direction of the outer part 2. Alternative couplings between the outer part 2 and the inner part 3 may be used within the scope of the invention, such as threaded couplings, etc. Furthermore, the Iocking knob 24 may be substituted by another Iocking element, such as an elastically flexible locking tongue arranged in the wall of the outer part 2.
- the spring struts 15 on the inner part 3 may be bent slightly inwardly in the radial direction R when being inwardly pressed.
- the spring struts 15 disclosed herein have the advantage that they allow the transfer and connecting device 1 to be easily assembled by pressing the inner part 3 into the central bore 4 of the outer part 2 from the end opening 10 at the second end 9 of the outer part 2. The inner part 3 is pushed Into the outer part 2 until the spring strut 15 pass a locking rim 26 in the wall 23 of the outer part 2.
- the spring struts 15 are initially pressed together in the radial direction causing them to bend slightly in order to fit in the central bore 4 of the outer part 2.
- the inclined configuration of the spring struts 15 helps guiding the inner part 2 into the outer part 3.
- the inner part 3 is prohibited from falling out of the outer part 3 by the spring struts 15 springing back to a relaxed non-tensioned position with the abutting surfaces 7 of the spring struts 15 located beneath the locking rim 28 on the outer part 2.
- a situation where the spring struts 15 are located in a position immediately beneath the locking rim 26 is best illustrated in Fig.
- FIG. 9 which shows the inner part 3 being arranged with the second end 6 positioned at the second end 9 of the outer part 2 such that the barrier member 12 protrudes out of the end opening 0 at the mouth of the central bore 4 in the outer part 2.
- the location of the inner part 3 in the outer part 2 as shown in Figs. 8 and 9 corresponds to a cleaning position for the transfer and connecting device 1.
- the inner part is 3 axially movable in the bore 4 in the outer part 2 between a shielding position and a cleaning position.
- the shielding position is shown in Fig. 1 and in Figs. 8 and 7 and is also the "in use" position in which the transfer and connecting device 1 is operational and can be used for connecting two medical devices for transferring a fluid between the devices.
- the barrier member 12 In the shielding position, the barrier member 12 is completely withdrawn into the outer part 2 of the transfer and connecting device 1 and is located within the bore 4 in the outer part 2 such that is radially shielded and protected by the walls of the outer part 2.
- the inner part When in the shielding position, the inner part has been moved in relation to the outer part 2 so that the second end 6 of the inner part 3 is located at the first end 8 of the outer part 2 wit the first end 5 of the inner part 3 protruding out from the outer part 2 at the first end 8 of the outer part as seen in Fig. 1.
- the transfer and connecting device 1 can be connected to a first medical device such as a catheter, a vial, an infusion bag, an iV-set, or another medical coupling device by means of the male connector 20 and the inner thread 21 at the first end 5 of the inner part 3.
- a first medical device such as a catheter, a vial, an infusion bag, an iV-set, or another medical coupling device by means of the male connector 20 and the inner thread 21 at the first end 5 of the inner part 3.
- the connecting means at the first end may be different from the male connector and inner thread shown in the figures. Accordingly, any type of threaded coupling, bayonet fitting, snap-lock, locking ring, slide fitting, clamp, etc., may be used, as known in the art. As illustrated by the embodiment shown in the figures, more than one locking element of the same or different construction may be used in combination to create a coupling between the connecting device 1 and the first medical device. The same considerations apply to the opposite end of the connecting device 1 and the provision of coupling elements for coupling of a second medical device to that end.
- the transfer and connecting device 1 When the transfer and connecting device 1 has been connected to a first medical device, it can subsequently be connected with a second medical device carrying a piercing member, The second medical device is connected with the transfer and connecting device 1 at the second end of the outer part 2 and of the transfer and connecting device 1.
- the second medical device may be a piercing device such as a syringe, another connecting device, a needle protection device, etc.
- the bm ' member 12 is moved to the second end 9 of the outer part 2 by sliding the inner part 3 in the bore 4 in the outer part 2 until th abutting surfaces 17 of the spring struts 15 come into contact with the locking rim 28 at the opening in the outer part 2.
- the barrier member is held in the cleaning position by factional forces.
- the device may be provided with one o more element for re!easab!e Iocking of the barrier member in the cleaning position.
- Such iocking element may be a iocking tongue, a Iocking knob, a Iocking rim, etc. as known in the art.
- the barrier member 12 is located at least partially outside the outer part 2 of the transfer and connecting device 1 in the axial direction A of the transfer and connecting device 1 and can be easily cleaned before the transfer and connecting device 1 is brought back to the operational shielding position.
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