Resealable vial with connector assembly having a membrane and pusher
First Claim
1. A resealable container assembly, comprising:
- a container having an open top, an interior in fluid communication with said open top, and a top surface disposed around portions of the container surrounding said open top;
a body disposed adjacent the top surface of the container, said body defining a recess having a fluid path with the open top of the container said recess having a width, a height, and a periphery adjacent the open top of the container;
means for communicating fluid with the recess, said means having a connector end including a luer connector hub and an opposed end disposed on said body;
a membrane disposed between the open top of said container and the recess defined by said body, said membrane having a sealing area for sealing contact with the periphery of the recess and defining one or more fluid passages outside of said sealing area for fluid communication between the recess and the open top of the container, wherein said membrane is displaceable between a sealing position to close the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container, and an open position to open the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container; and
a pusher including a cylindrical body having an orifice therethrough for defining at least one fluid pathway disposed in the recess defined by said body, said pusher having a top end disposed for contact with a syringe having a male luer tip introduced through the luer connector hub of the connector end of the means for communicating and a bottom end disposed for contact with the membrane, wherein a force urged by said male luer tip against the top end of said pusher will urge the pusher against said membrane to displace said membrane to the open position, and wherein the membrane will return to a normally sealing position when the force is removed from the pusher.
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Abstract
A resealable vial featuring a connector assembly having a membrane and a pusher for selectively opening or sealing the fluid passageway between the bottle and the connector end of a luer hub. The connector assembly includes a body disposed on said bottle, and means for communicating fluid such as a luer connector hub which may be separately provided with the body or formed integrally therewith. The luer connector hub features a connector end open for access by medical delivery instrument, and an opposed end which is disposed for fluid communication with a recess defined by the body. The body defines a recess having a fluid path with the open top of the bottle. A membrane, preferably formed from an elastomeric material, is secured across both the recess and the open top of the bottle, and may be retained between the top surface of the bottle and the body. The membrane preferably includes a central area sealing the recess from the open top of the bottle, with one or more fluid openings defined on a portion of the membrane outside of the central area. A pusher is located in the recess. A force exerted on the pusher deflects the membrane towards the interior of the vial, urging the membrane and fluid openings away from the body to open the fluid path between the bottle and the recess. The pusher may be structured to include one or more fluid pathways so as to facilitate fluid flow through the recess. A sealing rib may be provided around the portion of the periphery of the recess to enhance sealing contact between the central area of the membrane and the recess.
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29 Claims
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1. A resealable container assembly, comprising:
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a container having an open top, an interior in fluid communication with said open top, and a top surface disposed around portions of the container surrounding said open top;
a body disposed adjacent the top surface of the container, said body defining a recess having a fluid path with the open top of the container said recess having a width, a height, and a periphery adjacent the open top of the container;
means for communicating fluid with the recess, said means having a connector end including a luer connector hub and an opposed end disposed on said body;
a membrane disposed between the open top of said container and the recess defined by said body, said membrane having a sealing area for sealing contact with the periphery of the recess and defining one or more fluid passages outside of said sealing area for fluid communication between the recess and the open top of the container, wherein said membrane is displaceable between a sealing position to close the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container, and an open position to open the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container; and
a pusher including a cylindrical body having an orifice therethrough for defining at least one fluid pathway disposed in the recess defined by said body, said pusher having a top end disposed for contact with a syringe having a male luer tip introduced through the luer connector hub of the connector end of the means for communicating and a bottom end disposed for contact with the membrane, wherein a force urged by said male luer tip against the top end of said pusher will urge the pusher against said membrane to displace said membrane to the open position, and wherein the membrane will return to a normally sealing position when the force is removed from the pusher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A resealable container assembly, comprising:
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a container having an open top, an interior in fluid communication with said open top, and a top surface disposed around portions of the container surrounding said open top;
a body disposed adjacent the top surface of the container, said body defining a recess having a fluid path with the open top of the container, said recess having a width, a height, and a periphery adjacent the open top of the container;
means for communicating fluid with the recess, said means having a connector end including a luer connector hub and an opposed end disposed on said body;
a membrane disposed between the open top of said container and the recess defined by said body, said membrane having a sealing area for sealing contact with the periphery of the recess and defining one or more fluid passages outside of said sealing area for fluid communication between the recess and the open top of the container, wherein said membrane is displaceable between a sealing position to close the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container, and an open position to open the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container; and
a pusher including a cylindrical body having one or more first channels along a length of the pusher defined by the fluid pathway disposed in the recess defined by said body and including one or more upstanding walls provided on the cylindrical body spaced apart from one another to define secondary channels communicating with the first channels of the cylindrical body, said pusher having a top end disposed for contact with a syringe having a male luer tip introduced through the luer connector hub of the connector end of the means for communicating and a bottom end disposed for contact with the membrane, wherein a force urged by said male luer tip against the top end of said pusher will urge the pusher against said membrane to displace said membrane to the open position, and wherein the membrane will return to a normally sealing position when the force is removed from the pusher. - View Dependent Claims (29)
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