Port assembly for use with needleless connector

US8172823B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

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

Inventors

• Georges Rondeau · Braffe, BE
• Gianni Di Stefani · Ath, BE
• Eric J. Henaut · Arquennes, BE
• Steven C. Jepson · Palatine, US
• Mark C. Perry · McHenry, US
• James B. Winje · Franklin Park, US
• Richard F. Chamernik · Waukegan, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 3, 2008
• Grant date: May 8, 2012
• Expiry date: Nov 14, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61J1/2051
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A port assembly includes a valve housing with an inlet opening, a valve disposed in the valve housing to control access through the inlet opening, and a base joined to the valve housing and having a bore therethrough. The bore has a closed end defined by a frangible barrier, and a pushrod is disposed in the bore between the valve and the frangible barrier, axial movement of the pushrod causing rupture of the frangible barrier. 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 is defined, at least in part, by a port assembly.