System and method for closed, drip-free, and secure transfer of fluids
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1. A connector for enclosed, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, comprising:
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a closure means adapted to close the opening and to establish a tight joint with a second connector for transferring a fluid between the connector and the second connector, wherein the connector comprises in its interior a carrier holding a tube section so that the tube section can be advanced through the opening out of the connector, and a pawl, the pawl being movable between a first position in which the pawl prevents an advancement of the carrier in a direction towards the opening when the connector is separated from the second connector and a second position in which the tube section can be advanced in the direction towards the opening.
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Abstract
A connector for enclosed, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, comprising an opening and a closure means adapted to close the opening and to establish a tight joint with another connector for transferring fluid between the connectors, further comprising a tube section arranged inside the connector and adapted to be advanced through the opening and out of the connector.
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33 Claims
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1. A connector for enclosed, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, comprising:
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an opening; and a closure means adapted to close the opening and to establish a tight joint with a second connector for transferring a fluid between the connector and the second connector, wherein the connector comprises in its interior a carrier holding a tube section so that the tube section can be advanced through the opening out of the connector, and a pawl, the pawl being movable between a first position in which the pawl prevents an advancement of the carrier in a direction towards the opening when the connector is separated from the second connector and a second position in which the tube section can be advanced in the direction towards the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A connector for tight, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, wherein the connector is adapted to cooperate with a second connector wherein the second connector comprises:
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a second opening and a second closure means adapted to close the second opening and to establish a tight joint with the connector for transferring a fluid between the second connector and the connector, wherein the second connector comprises in its interior a carrier holding a tube section so that the tube section can be advanced through the second opening out of the second connector, and comprises a pawl, the pawl being movable between a first position in which the pawl prevents an advancement of the carrier towards the second opening when the connector is separated from the second connector and a second position in which the tube section can be advanced in the direction towards the second opening, wherein the connector is adapted to receive the movable tube section of the second connector for establishing a connection for fluid transfer. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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- 20. A connecting device for tight, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, comprising two mutually connectable connectors being adapted to provide a tight connection between a first opening of a first connector of the two connectable connectors and a second opening of a second connector of the two connectable connectors when in a joined state, wherein the first connector comprises a first closure means for closing the first opening and in its interior a carrier holding a tube section so that the tube section can be advanced through the first opening out of the first connector into the second connector when the first and second connectors are in the joined state for establishing a fluid connection, wherein the first connector further comprises a pawl, the pawl being adjusted to prevent an advancement of the carrier in a direction towards the first opening when the first connector is separated from the second connector, and being disengageable from the carrier when the first connector and the second connector are in the joined state.
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32. A method of establishing fluid communication between two connectors each having an opening, at least one of said two connectors having a closure means which closes the opening, and one of said two connectors including in its interior a carrier holding a tube section and a pawl, the pawl preventing an advancement of the carrier towards the opening when the one of said two connectors is separated from the other connector, the method comprising:
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putting the two connectors together, thereby disengaging the pawl from the carrier; establishing a sealed joint between the two connectors; and advancing the tube section from the one of said two connectors through the openings of both connectors into the other connector. - View Dependent Claims (33)
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