Sterilizable container with a sterilizable adapter for docking to a port of an isolation system
US6749808B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2202/123
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sterilizable container (20) is described which includes a flexible bag (23), the flexible bag (23) having a hole in a flat portion thereof and a hollow connector port (22) fixed thereto, the connector port (22) including a collar portion (22A) and a flange portion (24) defining an internal bore (26) of the connector port (22), the inside surface of the flexible bag (23) being sealed to an outside surface of the flange portion (24) and the collar portion (22A) extending through the hole in the flexible bag (23).Also disclosed is an adapter (10) having an internal bore (12), the connector port (22) and the adapter (10) being sealably connectable by a clamping and sealing device (11, 13) so that the internal bores (12, 16) of the connector port (22) and the adapter (10) are in open communication. Preferably, the adapter (10) has a removable door (16) sealed to the end of the adapter (10) remote from the sealable connection to the connector port (22).
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