Cassette and delivery system
First Claim
1. A cassette assembly for delivering a substance, the assembly comprising:
- a cassette having at least one cell therein containing a quantity of the substance, and the cassette further comprising a first side and a first end;
a protective sleeve containing the cassette, the sleeve comprising a first side and a first end; and
a retaining member connected to the sleeve by a hinge at the sleeve first end, the retaining member being rotatable about the hinge from a first position in which the retaining member blocks the travel of the cassette out of the sleeve through the sleeve first end; and
a second position in which the retaining member does not block travel of the cassette out of the sleeve through the sleeve first end.
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Abstract
A method for delivering liquids is disclosed wherein a quantity of the liquid is provided within a cell within a cassette. The cassette is received within a sleeve having an open end. A flap at the open end of the sleeve extends inwardly through the open end between the sleeve and cassette to abut a lip on the cassette and hold the cassette therein. Impingement of the flap pushes the flap away from the lip to allow the cassette to move out of the sleeve. A label mounted within the sleeve rotates between a viewable position where it is visible through a window in the sleeve and a retracted position away from the window. Extraction and reinsertion of the cassette into the sleeve moves the label from the viewable to the non-viewable position.
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36 Claims
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1. A cassette assembly for delivering a substance, the assembly comprising:
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a cassette having at least one cell therein containing a quantity of the substance, and the cassette further comprising a first side and a first end; a protective sleeve containing the cassette, the sleeve comprising a first side and a first end; and a retaining member connected to the sleeve by a hinge at the sleeve first end, the retaining member being rotatable about the hinge from a first position in which the retaining member blocks the travel of the cassette out of the sleeve through the sleeve first end; and
a second position in which the retaining member does not block travel of the cassette out of the sleeve through the sleeve first end. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. In a sterilizing apparatus comprising a chamber, a source of fluid sterilant, said sterilant being contained within at least one cell of a cassette, and a fluid delivery means for delivering the sterilizing fluid from the cell to the chamber, the improvement comprising a cassette delivery mechanism for delivering the cassette housing to the fluid delivery system, the cassette delivery system comprising:
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a cassette assembly comprising; the cassette having a first side and a first end; a protective sleeve containing the cassette, the sleeve comprising a first side and a first end; and a retaining member connected to the sleeve by a hinge at the sleeve first end, the retaining member being rotatable about the hinge from a first position in which the retaining member blocks the travel of the cassette out of the sleeve through the sleeve first end; and
a second position in which the retaining member does not block travel of the cassette out of the sleeve through the sleeve first end; anda receiving port for receiving the cassette assembly; an opening member positioned to engage the retaining member when the cassette assembly is received within the receiving port and hold the retaining member in the second position; and travel means between the receiving port and the fluid delivery mechanism for moving the cassette out of the sleeve through its first end and into the fluid delivery mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for delivering a cassette to a device comprising the steps of:
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placing the cassette within a protective sleeve having a first end; folding a flap on the sleeve inwardly of the sleeve first end to abut a retaining surface on the cassette and block travel of the cassette outwardly of the sleeve through the sleeve first end; inserting an opening member into the cassette first end to abut the flap and move the flap out of engagement with the retaining surface; sliding the cassette out of the sleeve through the sleeve first end and into a device. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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Specification