cefuroxime safety delivery system; use of a cefuroxime safety delivery system; and sterile two-chamber syringe with a male luer fitting

摘要

cefuroxime safety delivery system; use of a cefuroxime safety delivery system; and sterile two-chamber syringe with a male luer fitting. These are safety delivery systems for intracameral administration of an appropriate dose of cefuroxime following cataract surgery and other eye surgeries. A preferred embodiment of a cefuroxime safety delivery system according to the invention comprises (a) a sterile pierceable vial loaded with a metered amount of cefuroxime, (b) a reconstitution syringe with a male luer fitting. sterile loaded with 0.1 ml isotonic saline per mg cefuroxime in the piercing vial and a vial adapter with a female luer fitting or one or more needles with a female luer fitting, and (c) one or more sterile delivery caps with a male luer fitting, with each delivery syringe holding at least 0.1 ml of ejectable liquid and containing a mark indicating a loading volume of 0.1 ml of ejectable liquid.