Inventors:
Deborah McCowan - Deltona FL
Diana McCoy - Deltona FL
International Classification:
A61M 532
Abstract:
A safety vial-handler tool has a plurality of different sizes of vial orifices (4) in a vial plate (1) superimposed rotatably on a shield plate (2). The shield plate (2) has a shield orifice (6) sized to receive the largest-diameter vial that is positional in the vial plate (1). A handle (3) is attached perpendicularly to a bottom edge of the shield plate (2). The vial plate (1) is dialed rotatably to align a particular vial-plate orifice with the shield orifice (6) for a vial (7) being handled. A vial that fits a particular vial-plate orifice is then inserted into the vial-plate orifice where it is suspended from a vial flange (8). The vial (7) is extended through the shield plate (2) in parallel relationship to the handle (3). The suspending vial is held with a thumb (9) and forefinger (10) while the handle (3) is grasped with at least one of the remaining three fingers (12) and palm (13 ) of a hand (11) of a user. The user's other hand is thus free to operate a syringe for transferring a fluid into or out of the vial being so held.