Installation for producing a medical preparation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11000451-B2
Application number	US-201716084367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 15, 2017
Priority date	Mar 15, 2016
Publication date	May 11, 2021
Grant date	May 11, 2021

Abstract

The invention relates to an installation for producing a medical preparation, in particular for producing a preparation for parenteral nutrition. The installation comprises a pump with which liquids can be transferred from a plurality of source containers into a target container. The installation has a modular construction and comprises a weighing module and a main module with the pump. According to a further aspect of the invention, the pump is arranged at an inclination with respect to a vertical plane. According to a further aspect of the invention, the installation comprises cascaded valve nodes.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An installation for producing a medical preparation for parenteral nutrition, said installation comprising at least one pump with which liquids can be transferred from a plurality of source containers into a target container, wherein the installation has a modular construction and comprises at least one modular balance module, a modular screen module, and a modular main module with the at least one pump, the installation further comprising subframe, separable from the balance module or the main module, on which the balance module and the main module are arranged in a defined position relative to each other, wherein the subframe includes a seat for the main module and another seat for the balance module, wherein the main module and the balance module are fitted into the seat for the main module and into the other seat for the balance module when the installation is set up with the balance module and the main module being arranged in the defined position relative to each other.

2. The installation as claimed in claim 1 wherein the seat for the main module and/or the other seat for the balance module have form-fit elements, into which form-fit elements of the balance module and/or of the main module engage.

3. The installation as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the form-fit elements for the seat for the main module or the seat for the modular balance module comprise bores, and wherein the form-fit elements of the balance module or of the main module comprise feet.

4. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screen module comprises a touchscreen which is pivotable on a hinge, and wherein the balance module comprises a balance pan which at least partially spans a space between the main module and the balance module.

5. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screen module comprises a base, wherein the base has a recess in which the seat for the main module or a foot of the main module can engage, such that the base is designed to be partially slideable under the main module.

6. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the main module has a seat for a scanner.

7. The installation as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the seat is held magnetically on an upper housing from of the main module.

8. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the at least one pump is arranged on a housing front, wherein the at least one pump is arranged at an inclination with respect to a vertical plane.

9. The installation as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one pump is inclined with respect to the vertical plane at an angle (α) of 10° to 80° and wherein an upper portion of the housing front is angled.

10. The installation as claimed in claim 8 , wherein the at least one pump comprises a peristaltic pump.

11. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising at least one peristaltic pump, with which liquids can be transferred from the plurality of source containers into the target container, wherein the installation has at least two cascaded valve nodes which each have connections for the source containers, wherein the at least two cascaded valve nodes are each mounted on a seat on a housing of the installation and are connected by means of hoses.

12. The installation as claimed in claim 11 , further including a valve unit comprising the at least two cascaded valve nodes which are connected to a hose.

13. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , comprising the at least one pump with which liquids can be transferred from the plurality of source containers into the target container, wherein the installation has a directional control valve which is arranged downstream from the at least one pump in the direction of flow and via which the target container with at least two chambers can be filled and/or two different target containers can be filled.

14. The installation as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the at least one pump comprises a peristaltic pump.

15. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the installation has at least one valve node which can be locked onto a third seat, wherein a circumferential edge of the third seat is configured as a form-fit element for the valve node.

16. The installation as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the seat is configured as a plate.

17. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , with which liquids can be transferred from the plurality of source containers into the target container, wherein the installation has at least two pumps.

18. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , comprising a peristaltic pump with which liquids can be transferred from the plurality of source containers into the target container, wherein the installation has at least one combined flow/bubble sensor which, with respect to the direction of flow, is arranged downstream from a valve unit and upstream from the peristaltic pump.

19. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the screen module comprises a device for wireless transmission of a user identifier.

20. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein when the installation is set up, the balance module and the main module are positioned fixedly relative to each other in a horizontal plane.

21. The installation as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the seat for main module and the other seat for the balance module protrude from an elongated portion of the subframe to define a common plane onto which the main module and the balance module are fixedly mounted.

Assignees

• Fresenius Kabi Deutschland Gmbh
• Fresenius Kabi Deutchland Gmbh

Inventors

• Biehl Martin
• Hock Michael
• Schaake Henrik
• Schöbel Ulla
• Lenkeit Holger
• Borgward Marcel

Classifications

• B65B3/003

  Filling medical containers such as ampoules, vials, syringes or the like · CPC title

• A61J2200/74

  for weight · CPC title

• A61J3/002 Primary

  Compounding apparatus specially for enteral or parenteral nutritive solutions (bottling liquids B67C) · CPC title