Sliding reconstitution device with seal
First Claim
1. A septum for a medical connector, wherein the connector has an end to attach to a closure of a container, the closure of the container having a target site, the connector further having a piercing member therein for piercing the target site of the closure, the septum comprising:
- a disk having opposing first and second surfaces;
a sheath extending axially from the first surface of the disk; and
an annular ridge extending from the second surface of the disk, the annular ridge having a sidewall wherein a portion of the sidewall tapers axially-outward, so that the annular ridge is capable of forming a fluid tight seal with the target site of the closure.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a septum for sealing an end of a medical connector. The connector has an end to attach to a closure of a container, the closure of the container having a target site, the connector further having a piercing member therein for piercing the target site of the closure. The septum comprises a disk having opposing first and second surfaces, a sheath extending axially from the first surface of the disk, and an annular ridge extending from the second surface of the disk, the annular ridge having a flared distal end, the distal end being dimensioned to form a fluid tight seal with the target area of the closure.
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23 Claims
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1. A septum for a medical connector, wherein the connector has an end to attach to a closure of a container, the closure of the container having a target site, the connector further having a piercing member therein for piercing the target site of the closure, the septum comprising:
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a disk having opposing first and second surfaces; a sheath extending axially from the first surface of the disk; and an annular ridge extending from the second surface of the disk, the annular ridge having a sidewall wherein a portion of the sidewall tapers axially-outward, so that the annular ridge is capable of forming a fluid tight seal with the target site of the closure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A septum for a medical connector, wherein the connector has an end to attach to a closure of a container, the closure of the container having a target site, the connector further having a piercing member therein for piercing the target site of the closure, the piercing member being held by a hub, the septum comprising:
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a disk having opposed first and second surface; a sheath extending axially from the first surface of the disk and dimensioned to cover the entire piercing member, the sheath having an enlarged distal end to fit over a portion of the hub; and an annular ridge extending from the second surface of the disk the annular ridge having a sidewall wherein a portion of the sidewall tapers axially-outward so that the annular ridge is capable of forming a fluid tight seal with the target site of the closure. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A septum for a medical connector, wherein the connector has an end to attach to a closure of a container and a piercing member for piercing the closure, the septum comprising:
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a disk having opposing first and second surfaces; a sheath extending axially from the first surface of the disk; and an annular ridge extending from the second surface of the disk, the annular ridge having a sidewall defining a target site therein, a portion of the target site having a thinned cross-sectional thickness for ease of piercing by the piercing member. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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