Multidose Vial Adapter

[niqTM]

I just started using normal vial spikes and I want to cap the end and not leave it exposed to air. Anyone have a good source for a cap I can put on the end?

 

[Photon]

I just started using normal vial spikes and I want to cap the end and not leave it exposed to air. Anyone have a good source for a cap I can put on the end?

3m Curos

 

[niqTM]

Lots of spikes here for US.
Just make sure you get the right ones.

Free ship @ $45

https://heymedsupply.com/search.php?page=1&section=product&search_query=VIAL+SPIKE

Free ship @ $99

spike

Search results for spike

www.medicaleshop.com

I have 50 of these already.

Main thing is I want a cap for the end while im not using it. I don't know if that is a big deal or not.

Something kinda like this but without a hole on the end.

 

[niqTM]

3m Curos

Perfect! Something like this would work right?
3M™ Curos™ Stopper Disinfecting Cap for Open Female Luers, CS Series | Solventum

 

[Photon]

Perfect! Something like this would work right?
3M™ Curos™ Stopper Disinfecting Cap for Open Female Luers, CS Series | Solventum

Just make sure to pick the right one for whatever vial adapter you use.
These are pretty cheap on ebay.
I use the green ones.

 

[Jaruk]

Has anyone gotten this type of adapter in the UE?

 

[niqTM]

Just make sure to pick the right one for whatever vial adapter you use.
These are pretty cheap on ebay.
I use the green ones.
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Wow. Good call on Ebay. I bought before you responded. I bought them from Primus Medical for 70$ when they are on ebay for 20$. Crazy.

 

[niqTM]

I just started using these and i use it daily. After a week or so, there is a crack in the housing and today I found a chunk of plastic on the plunger at the top. I don't think it is going to last the whole 20ml vial.

Does anyone have issues with the spike filter being degraded by BB?

 

[Photon]

I just started using these and i use it daily. After a week or so, there is a crack in the housing and today I found a chunk of plastic on the plunger at the top. I don't think it is going to last the whole 20ml vial.

Does anyone have issues with the spike filter being degraded by BB?


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Your spikes are melting..don't use those spikes anymore. You'll end up injecting melted plastic. You should avoid spikes with oil filters unless you brew and/or are positive there's minimal solvents in them.

Look for spikes without filters. The BD Q-Style ones are pretty popular here. Med Lab Supply has them for like $5.99 each or you can get a box of 25 elsewhere for a lower price.

 

[niqTM]

Your spikes are melting..don't use those spikes anymore. You'll end up injecting melted plastic. You should avoid spikes with oil filters unless you brew and/or are positive there's minimal solvents in them. E.g Test D and EQ can be easily brewed with 0% BB.

Look for spikes without filters. The BD Q-Style ones are pretty popular here. Med Lab Supply has them for like $5.99 each.

Mine have a filter? I didn't know that.

These are the ones you are talking about?

 

[Photon]

Yes

 

[niqTM]

Your spikes are melting..don't use those spikes anymore. You'll end up injecting melted plastic. You should avoid spikes with oil filters unless you brew and/or are positive there's minimal solvents in them.

Look for spikes without filters. The BD Q-Style ones are pretty popular here. Med Lab Supply has them for like $5.99 each or you can get a box of 25 elsewhere for a lower price.

Also, when you say "minimal solvants", what do you mean? I brew my own prop and I use 20%bb. No EO or Guicol. Is that "minimal"?

 

[Photon]

Also, when you say "minimal solvants", what do you mean? I brew my own prop and I use 20%bb. No EO or Guicol. Is that "minimal"?

That should be fine.
I was thinking more of Chinese oils where they throw in alot of solvents together with EO

Looks like those spikes you had were pretty bad i guess..

 

[niqTM]

That should be fine.
I was thinking more of Chinese oils where they throw in alot of solvents together with EO

Looks like those spikes you had were pretty bad i guess..

I have 3 on different vials and the only one that broke is the one on my prop. I heat it up pretty good. So that totally could be the issue.

Either way, thanks for the info.

 

[Sera]

I just started using these and i use it daily. After a week or so, there is a crack in the housing and today I found a chunk of plastic on the plunger at the top. I don't think it is going to last the whole 20ml vial.

Does anyone have issues with the spike filter being degraded by BB?


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Yeah, I posted it elsewhere.

The B Braun mini-spike is also susceptible to this.

 

[niqTM]

Yeah, I posted it elsewhere.

The B Braun mini-spike is also susceptible to this.

is that because of solvants or heat do you think?

 

[Sera]

is that because of solvants or heat do you think?

I was filtering warm oil through the spike. It was clearly the solvents/oil dissolving it, the way it crumbled. This implies previously when using the spike, although it wasn’t enough to break it, it surely was dissolving small amounts of plastic into the oil.

 

[niqTM]

I was filtering warm oil through the spike. It was clearly the solvents/oil dissolving it, the way it crumbled. This implies previously when using the spike, although it wasn’t enough to break it, it surely was dissolving small amounts of plastic into the oil.

what solvents were you using with that spike?

 

[Sera]

what solvents were you using with that spike?

It was chinese oil. Benzyl benzoate and ethyl oleate. More aggressive than oils with a lower solvent percentage but that doesn’t mean oils that don’t break it don’t cause leaching.

 

[niqTM]

It was chinese oil. Benzyl benzoate and ethyl oleate. More aggressive than oils with a lower solvent percentage but that doesn’t mean oils that don’t break it don’t cause leaching.

yeah that's fair. probably not a good idea to use it. might soak one in BB and see if it looks different after a week and on. Little science experiment.