Port assembly for use with needleless connector
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1. A fluid container comprising:
- a receptacle for retaining a fluid;
at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle; and
the at least one conduit defined, at least in part, by a port assembly,the port assembly including a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening and having an outer surface concave prior to assembly, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base and biasing the first end of the perforator to maintain the outer surface of the slit septum substantially planar as assembled.
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Abstract
A port assembly includes a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit may be defined, at least in part, by the port assembly.
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1. A fluid container comprising:
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a receptacle for retaining a fluid; at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle; and the at least one conduit defined, at least in part, by a port assembly, the port assembly including a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening and having an outer surface concave prior to assembly, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base and biasing the first end of the perforator to maintain the outer surface of the slit septum substantially planar as assembled. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A port assembly to be used in a conduit of a fluid container, the port assembly comprising:
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a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening and having an outer surface concave prior to assembly, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base and biasing the first end of the perforator to maintain the outer surface of the slit septum substantially planar as assembled. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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