Port assembly for mixing the contents of two containers

US9079686B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• HOSPIRA, INC. · US

Inventors

• John Domkowski · Kenosha, US
• John Sundquist · Clarksville, US
• Benjamin L. Rush · Wilmette, US
• David L. Foshee · Apex, US
• Theodore J. Mosler · Raleigh, US
• Edward P. Browka · Chapel Hill, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Oct 3, 2012
• Grant date: Jul 14, 2015
• Expiry date: Sep 10, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10T137/9029
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

In one aspect, the invention is directed to a port assembly for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container. The port assembly includes a retainer for connecting a first container, where the retainer is positioned in a cavity defined by a port housing that includes an axially fixed actuator. The housing also includes a plug member constructed to seal a fluid passageway between the port housing and an interior of a second container. The plug member is configured to move axially relative to the actuator. Rotation of the retainer relative to the actuator causes the plug member to move to an open position in which it does not seal a fluid passageway between the port housing and an interior of a second container. The rotation of the retainer relative to the port housing also causes the retainer to move axially relative to the port housing so that the actuator forces a stopper associated with a first container connected to the retainer into a first container.