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Resealable medical transfer set

  • US 20040129343A1
  • Filed: 11/26/2003
  • Published: 07/08/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/1998
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A resealable transfer set for transferring fluid between a first container having an opening sealed with a pierceable closure and a second container, said transfer set comprising:

  • a general tubular elastomeric fluid transfer valve member mounted on said first container having an open end portion generally coaxially aligned with said opening of said first container and a generally closed portion spaced from said open end portion having a longitudinal slit therethrough, and a piercing member telescopically received within said fluid transfer valve member between said open end portion and said generally closed portion generally coaxially aligned with said first container opening, said piercing member having a first relatively sharp piercing end portion opposite said pierceable closure and a second distal end portion opposite said generally closed portion of said transfer valve member, whereby a generally tubular portion of said second container may be driven through said slit in said generally closed portion of said fluid transfer valve member against said second distal end portion of said piercing member, driving said first piercing end portion of said piercing member through said pierceable closure and establishing fluid communication between said first and second containers.

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