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Connector, connector system, and use thereof

US7674254B2 · kind B2 · utility

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13Claims

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Assignee

Sartorius Stedim Biotech GmbH · DE

Inventors

Reinhard Baumfalk · Oettingen, DE
Uwe Becker · Stuttgart, DE
Oscar-Werner Reif · Hannover, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 19, 2007
Grant date	Mar 9, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 27, 2027

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61M2039/1027
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A connector (10) is provided for sterile connection to a complementary connector (12). The connector (10) has a housing (14) with an engagement device (16) to engage a complementary engagement device (18) of the complementary connector (12) along an engagement direction (44). The connector (10) is displaceable relative to the complementary connector (12) along the engagement direction (44) after the engagement device (16) engages the complementary engagement device (18). The housing (14) has a feed-through opening (24) for receiving a sensor (34) and a cover (22). The cover (22) is displaced relative to the connector (10) along the engagement direction (44) to close the feed-through opening (24) in a sterile manner. The connector (10) also has a sterile sensor (34) that is movable along a sensor displacement direction (52) that differs from the engagement direction (44).

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