Port assembly for use with needleless connector

US8062280B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Baxter Healthcare SA · CH
• Baxter International Inc. · US

Inventors

• Steven C. Jepson · Palatine, US
• James B. Winje · Franklin Park, US
• Mark C. Perry · McHenry, US
• David D. Hsu · Skokie, US
• Dan Liu · Sunnyvale, US
• Richard F. Chamernik · Waukegan, US
• Eric J. Henaut · Arquennes, BE
• Gianni Di Stefani · Ath, BE
• Georges Rondeau · Braffe, BE
• Lewis E. Daniels, Jr. · Wonder Lake, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 19, 2008
• Grant date: Nov 22, 2011
• Expiry date: Mar 24, 2030

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2039/267
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A port assembly includes a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit may be defined, at least in part, by the port assembly.