Medicament Device
First Claim
1. An apparatus for making a sterile connection, comprising:
- a container;
a sealing member sealing a first end of the container;
a barrier sealing a chamber in fluid communication with the sealing member; and
a valve sleeve assembly, comprising;
a flexible sleeve having a barrier portion at an end of the flexible sleeve, an interior of the flexible sleeve being sterile;
a hollow first penetrator adapted to displace relative to the flexible sleeve; and
a hollow second penetrator at least partially disposed within the first penetrator and adapted to displace relative to the first penetrator and the flexible sleeve;
wherein in an initial state, the flexible sleeve encloses the first penetrator and a penetrating end of the second penetrator;
wherein one of the container and the valve sleeve assembly is adapted to displace relative to the remaining one of the container and the valve sleeve assembly;
wherein the flexible sleeve is adapted to collapse, thereby displacing the outer penetrator relative to the flexible sleeve to pierce the barrier portion and the barrier; and
wherein upon further relative displacement between the container and the valve sleeve assembly, subsequent to the piercing of the barrier portion and the barrier, the second penetrator is adapted displace relative to the first penetrator, through the chamber, to pierce the sealing member to create a sterile connection with the interior of the container.
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Abstract
A method for creating a sterile connection with a fluid in a container. The container has a sealing member sealing a first end of the container, and a barrier sealing a chamber in fluid communication with the sealing member. The method includes providing a valve sleeve assembly that includes a flexible sleeve having a barrier portion at an end of the flexible sleeve, a hollow first penetrator disposed within the flexible sleeve, and a hollow second penetrator at least partially disposed within the first penetrator. An interior of the flexible sleeve is sterile. The method also includes piercing the barrier portion and the barrier with the first penetrator, and displacing the second penetrator relative to the first penetrator and the sealing member to pierce the sealing member and establish the sterile connection with an interior of the container.
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23 Claims
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1. An apparatus for making a sterile connection, comprising:
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a container; a sealing member sealing a first end of the container; a barrier sealing a chamber in fluid communication with the sealing member; and a valve sleeve assembly, comprising; a flexible sleeve having a barrier portion at an end of the flexible sleeve, an interior of the flexible sleeve being sterile; a hollow first penetrator adapted to displace relative to the flexible sleeve; and a hollow second penetrator at least partially disposed within the first penetrator and adapted to displace relative to the first penetrator and the flexible sleeve; wherein in an initial state, the flexible sleeve encloses the first penetrator and a penetrating end of the second penetrator; wherein one of the container and the valve sleeve assembly is adapted to displace relative to the remaining one of the container and the valve sleeve assembly; wherein the flexible sleeve is adapted to collapse, thereby displacing the outer penetrator relative to the flexible sleeve to pierce the barrier portion and the barrier; and wherein upon further relative displacement between the container and the valve sleeve assembly, subsequent to the piercing of the barrier portion and the barrier, the second penetrator is adapted displace relative to the first penetrator, through the chamber, to pierce the sealing member to create a sterile connection with the interior of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for creating a sterile connection with a fluid in a container, the container having a sealing member sealing a first end of the container, and a barrier sealing a chamber in fluid communication with the sealing member, the method comprising:
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providing a valve sleeve assembly, comprising; a flexible sleeve having a barrier portion at an end of the flexible sleeve, an interior of the flexible sleeve being sterile; a hollow first penetrator disposed within the flexible sleeve; and a hollow second penetrator at least partially disposed within the first penetrator; piercing the barrier portion and the barrier with the first penetrator; displacing the second penetrator relative to the first penetrator and the sealing member to pierce the sealing member and establish the sterile connection with an interior of the container. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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