Direct dual filling device for sealing agents
First Claim
1. A connector for connecting a fluid dispensing instrument to a single container of fluid having a longitudinal axis, the connector comprising:
- a) a body having a bottom and a top, said top having an outer perimeter and an outlet port within said perimeter, said bottom having an inlet port connected to said outlet port wherein said inlet port is connected to said outlet port by a bore in said body;
b) a collar extending from said perimeter, said collar being adapted to detachably receive said dispensing instrument;
c) a tube is connected to said inlet port and having an end distal to said inlet port for extending into said container, said end having an opening for drawing fluid; and
d) a hood extending from said body and including a base, an exterior surface, and a support surface extending inwardly from the exterior surface and above the base;
said support surface having a generally laterally extending slot relative to the longitudinal axis, said slot slidably and releasably receiving a neck of said single container, said hood having a length sufficient to enclose the container when received by said support surface such that once the container is received within said hood, fluid in the container can be drawn into said dispensing instrument through the distal end of the tube and the connector substantially encloses the container.
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Abstract
A filling device and method, particularly for two-component sealants such as fibrin sealants, which enables two fluids to be separately and directly filled to the reservoirs of a dual syringe fluid applicator from two storage containers, which can be standardized, sealed, sterilized bottles. The device has a connector which engages with the fluid applicator, is keyed to orient the applicator'"'"'s fluid reservoirs in a predetermined manner and holds the containers in side-by-side alignment with the applicator. Two fluid conduits whose downward ends may be pointed to pierce seals on the bottles, extend between the applicator and the bottles and can each have a transverse reach to accommodate the girth of the bottles. The bottles may be tilted by the device to enable the conduits to draw maximal fluid from a lowermost point of the bottle. Tilting can be effected by a downward movement of the device supporting the applicator which movement can introduce the fluid conduits into the bottles. A shroud can enclose and seal the bottles and permit the apparatus complete with fluid applicator to be introduced into a sterile environment. Additionally embodiments for use with a single vial are also disclosed.
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34 Claims
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1. A connector for connecting a fluid dispensing instrument to a single container of fluid having a longitudinal axis, the connector comprising:
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a) a body having a bottom and a top, said top having an outer perimeter and an outlet port within said perimeter, said bottom having an inlet port connected to said outlet port wherein said inlet port is connected to said outlet port by a bore in said body; b) a collar extending from said perimeter, said collar being adapted to detachably receive said dispensing instrument; c) a tube is connected to said inlet port and having an end distal to said inlet port for extending into said container, said end having an opening for drawing fluid; and d) a hood extending from said body and including a base, an exterior surface, and a support surface extending inwardly from the exterior surface and above the base;
said support surface having a generally laterally extending slot relative to the longitudinal axis, said slot slidably and releasably receiving a neck of said single container, said hood having a length sufficient to enclose the container when received by said support surface such that once the container is received within said hood, fluid in the container can be drawn into said dispensing instrument through the distal end of the tube and the connector substantially encloses the container. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 34)
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17. A connector for connecting a fluid dispensing instrument to a single container of fluid comprising:
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a) a body having a bottom and a top, said top having an outer perimeter and an outlet port within said perimeter, said bottom having an inlet port connected to said outlet port wherein said inlet port is connected to said outlet port by a bore in said body; b) a collar extending from said perimeter, said collar being adapted to detachably receive said dispensing instrument; c) a tube is connected to said inlet port and having an end distal to said inlet port for extending into said container, said end having an opening for drawing fluid; and d) a hood extending from said body and including a base, an exterior surface, and a support surface extending inwardly from the exterior surface and above the base;
said support surface adapted to slidably and releasably receive said single container, and adapted to support the single container suspended above at least a portion of the base, said hood having a length sufficient to enclose the container when received by said support surface such that once the container is received within said hood, fluid in the container can be drawn into said dispensing instrument through the distal end of the tube and the connector substantially encloses the container. - View Dependent Claims (19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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18. A connector for connecting a fluid dispensing instrument to a single container of fluid comprising:
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a) a body having a bottom and a top, said top having an outer perimeter and an outlet port within said perimeter, said bottom having an inlet port connected to said outlet port wherein said inlet port is connected to said outlet port by a bore in said body; b) a collar extending from said perimeter, said collar being adapted to detachably receive said dispensing instrument; c) a tube is connected to said inlet port and having an end distal to said inlet port for extending into said container, said end having an opening for drawing fluid; and d) a hood extending from said body and including a base, an exterior surface, and a support surface extending inwardly from the exterior surface and above the base;
said support surface adapted to slidably and releasably receive said single container, and adapted to support the single container suspended above at least a portion of the base in a tilted position relative to the connector, said hood having a length sufficient to enclose the container when received by said support surface such that once the container is received within said hood, fluid in the container can be drawn into said dispensing instrument through the distal end of the tube and the connector substantially encloses the container.
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Specification