System and method for the automated opening of a sterile tubing weld
US12179466B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 24, 2021 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 25, 2041 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1956
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for automatically opening a heat bonded connection site between two conjoined tubing segments of a medical fluid path is provided. A pair of rollers is utilized to draw the connection site of the conjoined tubing segments between the rollers to compress the connection site with sufficient force to open the connection site. A guide in the form of an elongated groove is provided in a support surface of the system that properly aligns the seal line axis of the conjoined tubing segments relative to the rollers.
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