Sterile connection apparatus
First Claim
1. Sterile connection apparatus for enabling the connection of a first tube to a second tube, which comprises:
- a housing including a base portion having a top edge and a cover portion having a bottom edge, said portions being adapted for interfitting with each other along their edges to provide a substantially closed interior volume;
said housing including means for receiving and holding said first tube and means for receiving and holding said second tube;
said receiving means comprising grooves in the edge of the base portion or the cover portion for receiving and holding said tubes with the portions of the tubes to be sterilized extending inside the housing and other portions of the tubes being outside the housing;
means carried by said housing, located within said housing and operable from outside said housing for enabling manipulation of one of said tube portions inside the housing with respect to the other tube portion inside the housing; and
means for sterilizing said inside tube portions within the substantially closed interior volume.
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Abstract
A sterile connection apparatus is provided for enabling the connection of a first tube to a transfer tube of a medical solution container. The apparatus includes a housing having a cover portion which is adapted for interfitting with a base portion to provide a substantially closed interior volume. The first tube and the transfer tube of the medical solution container are introduced within the interior volume and the housing carries means located therewithin and operable from the outside of the housing for enabling manipulation of one of the tubes. In this manner, the first tube may be disconnected from and/or connected to the transfer tube. Means are provided for sterilizing the tubes within the substantially closed interior volume.
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2 Claims
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1. Sterile connection apparatus for enabling the connection of a first tube to a second tube, which comprises:
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a housing including a base portion having a top edge and a cover portion having a bottom edge, said portions being adapted for interfitting with each other along their edges to provide a substantially closed interior volume; said housing including means for receiving and holding said first tube and means for receiving and holding said second tube; said receiving means comprising grooves in the edge of the base portion or the cover portion for receiving and holding said tubes with the portions of the tubes to be sterilized extending inside the housing and other portions of the tubes being outside the housing; means carried by said housing, located within said housing and operable from outside said housing for enabling manipulation of one of said tube portions inside the housing with respect to the other tube portion inside the housing; and means for sterilizing said inside tube portions within the substantially closed interior volume. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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