Septum for a sliding reconstitution device with seal
First Claim
1. A septum for a medical connector, wherein the connector has an end to attach to a container, the container having a closure, the connector further having a piercing member therein for piercing the closure, the septum comprising:
- a disk having opposing first and second surfaces;
a well portion extending axially from the first surface of the disk and a sheath extending axially from the well portion; 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 closure of the container.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a connector device for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container. The device has a first sleeve member having a first and a second end, the first sleeve member having at the first end a first attaching member adapted to attach to the first container. The device further has a second sleeve member having a first end and a second end, the second sleeve member being associated with the first sleeve member and movable with respect thereto from an inactivated position to an activated position, the second sleeve member having at the second end a second attaching member adapted to attach the second sleeve member to the second container. First and second piercing members project from one of the first and second sleeve members for providing a fluid flow path from the first container to the second container, and the first and second piercing members are independently hermetically sealed. A septum seals the second piercing member and has a disk having opposing first and second surfaces. A well portion extends axially from the first surface of the disk and a sheath extends axially from the well portion. An annular ridge extends from the second surface of the disk and has a flared distal end dimensioned to form a fluid tight seal with the closure of the container. The septum further has a vertical peripheral edge and an inclined peripheral edge. A gusset is located on the second attaching member and has a vertical gusset surface and an inclined gusset surface. The vertical gusset surface confronts the vertical peripheral edge, and the inclined gusset surface confronts the inclined peripheral edge.
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14 Claims
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1. A septum for a medical connector, wherein the connector has an end to attach to a container, the container having a closure, the connector further having a piercing member therein for piercing the closure, the septum comprising:
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a disk having opposing first and second surfaces; a well portion extending axially from the first surface of the disk and a sheath extending axially from the well portion; 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 closure of the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14)
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11. A septum for a medical connector, wherein the connector has an end to attach to a container, the container having a closure, the connector further having a piercing member therein for piercing the closure, the septum comprising:
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a disk having opposing first and second surfaces; a well portion extending axially from the first surface of the disk, the well portion having a base and an annular wall portion, the annular wall portion connected to the disk at the first surface; a sheath extending axially from base and over the piercing member, the sheath having a sidewall wherein a portion of the sidewall has a smaller outer diameter than an outer diameter of the remainder of the sidewall to define a collapsing zone; 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 closure of the container. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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