Flexible medicine reservoir with an internal reservoir port
First Claim
1. A flexible container for storing a medicament, the flexible container comprising:
- a top flexible sheet having at least one port hole defined therethrough;
a bottom flexible sheet sealed to the top flexible sheet so as to form an inner storage volume between the top flexible sheet and the bottom flexible sheet; and
at least one port having;
a flange that is sealingly attached to an inner side of the top flexible sheet;
an adapter for connecting the port to a device and having an outer opening defined therein, the adapter extending from the flange and protruding through the at least one port hole in the top flexible sheet;
a base plate facing the inner storage volume and having an inner opening and at least one drain channel defined therein, the inner opening being disposed within the at least one drain channel;
an inner conduit defined therein extending from the inner opening to the outer opening so as to provide fluidic communication between the inner storage volume and the outer opening via the inner opening;
a septum disposed in a broad upper area of the inner conduit within the adapter and adjacent to the outer opening, the septum comprising a material able to reseal after being penetrated by an object; and
an outer conduit system that connects the port to the device, the outer conduit system defining an outer conduit system axis that is perpendicular to an inner opening axis extending through the inner opening,wherein;
the flange, the adapter, and the base plate of the at least one port are integral to each other;
the at least one port is a unitary piece formed from a single continuous piece of material;
the at least one port is mounted within the flexible container only by the sealing attachment of the flange to the inner side of the top flexible sheet; and
the outer conduit system is directly connected to the inner conduit of the port and the septum separates the inner conduit from the outer opening, whereby the port can be simultaneously filled through the septum while connected to the device.
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Abstract
Devices for the automatic release of liquid medicaments are disclosed. In particular, a flexible container for storing a liquid medicament, a port for such a flexible container, and a device for the automated release of a liquid medicament are disclosed. A flexible container for storing a medicament comprises sealed top and bottom flexible sheets and at least one port mounted to a wall of the flexible container. The at least one port comprises a flange attached to the wall and an inner conduit connecting the inner storage volume and the exterior of the flexible container. The port comprises an adapter protruding through a hole in the top flexible sheet and a base plate having at least one drain channel connected to the inner conduit via an inner opening on the base plate. A device for the automated release of a medicament comprises at least one flexible container.
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19 Claims
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1. A flexible container for storing a medicament, the flexible container comprising:
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a top flexible sheet having at least one port hole defined therethrough; a bottom flexible sheet sealed to the top flexible sheet so as to form an inner storage volume between the top flexible sheet and the bottom flexible sheet; and at least one port having; a flange that is sealingly attached to an inner side of the top flexible sheet; an adapter for connecting the port to a device and having an outer opening defined therein, the adapter extending from the flange and protruding through the at least one port hole in the top flexible sheet; a base plate facing the inner storage volume and having an inner opening and at least one drain channel defined therein, the inner opening being disposed within the at least one drain channel; an inner conduit defined therein extending from the inner opening to the outer opening so as to provide fluidic communication between the inner storage volume and the outer opening via the inner opening; a septum disposed in a broad upper area of the inner conduit within the adapter and adjacent to the outer opening, the septum comprising a material able to reseal after being penetrated by an object; and an outer conduit system that connects the port to the device, the outer conduit system defining an outer conduit system axis that is perpendicular to an inner opening axis extending through the inner opening, wherein; the flange, the adapter, and the base plate of the at least one port are integral to each other; the at least one port is a unitary piece formed from a single continuous piece of material; the at least one port is mounted within the flexible container only by the sealing attachment of the flange to the inner side of the top flexible sheet; and the outer conduit system is directly connected to the inner conduit of the port and the septum separates the inner conduit from the outer opening, whereby the port can be simultaneously filled through the septum while connected to the device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19)
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14. A port for a flexible container that is used with a device and has walls for storing a medicament there between, the port comprising:
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a flange which connects to an inner side of one of the walls; an adapter for connecting the port to the device and having an outer opening defined therein, the adapter extending perpendicularly from the flange; a septum disposed in a broad upper area of the inner conduit within the adapter and adjacent to the outer opening, the septum comprising a material able to reseal after being penetrated by an object; a base plate extending from the flange and having an inner opening and at least one drain channel defined therein, the inner opening being disposed within the at least one drain channel; and an outer conduit system that connects the port to the device, the outer conduit system defining an outer conduit system axis that is perpendicular to an inner opening axis extending through the inner opening, wherein; the port has an inner conduit defined therein, the inner conduit extending from the inner opening to the outer opening; the adapter comprises an inwardly deformed upper edge that grips the septum; the flange, the adapter, and the base plate are integral to each other; the port is a unitary piece formed from a single continuous piece of material; and the outer conduit system is directly connected to the inner conduit of the port and the septum separates the inner conduit from the outer opening, whereby the port can be simultaneously filled through the septum while connected to the device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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