Sliding reconstitution device with seal
First Claim
1. A coupling device for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container comprising:
- a first sleeve member including at a first end thereof, means for connecting and securing said first sleeve member to a first container;
a second sleeve member, so constructed and arranged that it receives a portion of the first sleeve, and operatively adapted for axial sliding engagement thereon, including means at one axial end thereof for releasably engaging and securing said second sleeve member to a second container;
piercing means located within the first and second sleeves and secured to one of the sleeves for providing fluid flow from the first container to the second container; and
a resilient seal means for sealing an end of the second sleeve member, located in said second sleeve member at said end adapted to be connected to said second container.
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Abstract
A coupling device for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container is provided. The device includes a first sleeve member including at a first end thereof, a member for connecting and securing the first sleeve member to a first container. A second sleeve member is provided and is so constructed and arranged that it receives a portion of the first sleeve, and is operatively adapted for axial sliding engagement thereon, including at one axial end thereof a member for releasably engaging and securing the second sleeve member to a second container. Piercing members located within an area defined by the first and second sleeves are provided for providing fluid flow from the first container to the second container. The coupling device includes a resilient seal for sealing an end of the second sleeve member, located in said second sleeve member at said end adapted to be connected to said second container.
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32 Claims
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1. A coupling device for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container comprising:
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a first sleeve member including at a first end thereof, means for connecting and securing said first sleeve member to a first container; a second sleeve member, so constructed and arranged that it receives a portion of the first sleeve, and operatively adapted for axial sliding engagement thereon, including means at one axial end thereof for releasably engaging and securing said second sleeve member to a second container; piercing means located within the first and second sleeves and secured to one of the sleeves for providing fluid flow from the first container to the second container; and a resilient seal means for sealing an end of the second sleeve member, located in said second sleeve member at said end adapted to be connected to said second container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A coupling device for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container comprising:
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a first sleeve member having a first end adapted to securely receive a portion of the first container; a pair of oppositely extending first and second hollow piercing members located within and secured to the first sleeve, the piercing members including channels in fluid communication with each other, the first piercing member adapted to pierce the first container and the second piercing member adapted to pierce the second container; a second sleeve member concentrically engaged about said first sleeve member and operatively adapted to axial sliding engagement thereon, the second sleeve including an end for releasably securing the second container; said first and second sleeves cooperating to define means for releasably securing said first and second sleeves in a first or second axial position relative to each other; and a molded rubber seal member located within said second sleeve member in juxtaposition to the end of the second sleeve, said seal defining a seal between a first area within the second sleeve and a second area outside the sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A connector mixing two products comprising:
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first and second sleeves operatively adapted for limited rotation and axial movement relative to each other, the second sleeve member concentrically located about the first sleeve member; means formed at an axial end of the first sleeve for securing the first sleeve member to a container; means formed at an axial end of the second sleeve for releasably connecting the second sleeve to a second container; the first and second sleeves defining means for releasably securing the first and second sleeve members in a first axial position or a second axial position and securing the sleeves in a first rotational position or a second rotational position; first and second piercing members located within and secured to the first sleeve, the first piercing member adapted to pierce the first container when the first sleeve member is connected to the container, the second piercing member adapted to pierce the second container when the container is secured to the second sleeve and the sleeves are in a second axial position; and a molded rubber seal member located in the second sleeve member and having a disc-shaped gasket member adapted to cover and seal the outer sleeve. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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Specification