Devices and methods for manipulating deformable fluid vessels
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1. A fluid container comprising:
- a first vessel;
a second vessel connected or connectable to the first vessel;
a sealing partition preventing fluid flow from the second vessel; and
a solid spherical opening element initially supported within the second vessel by the sealing partition and configured to be contacted with the sealing partition to open the sealing partition and permit fluid flow from the second vessel,wherein the first vessel comprises a first collapsible blister supported on a planar substrate, and the second vessel comprises a second collapsible blister supported on the substrate.
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Abstract
A fluid container comprises a first vessel, a second vessel connected or connectable to the first vessel, and a sealing partition preventing fluid flow from the second vessel. The container further includes a spherical opening element initially supported within the second vessel by the sealing partition and configured to be contacted with the sealing partition to open the sealing partition and permit fluid flow from the second vessel.
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1. A fluid container comprising:
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a first vessel; a second vessel connected or connectable to the first vessel; a sealing partition preventing fluid flow from the second vessel; and a solid spherical opening element initially supported within the second vessel by the sealing partition and configured to be contacted with the sealing partition to open the sealing partition and permit fluid flow from the second vessel, wherein the first vessel comprises a first collapsible blister supported on a planar substrate, and the second vessel comprises a second collapsible blister supported on the substrate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for displacing fluid from a fluid container including a first vessel and a second vessel connected or connectable to the first vessel and including a sealing partition preventing fluid flow from the second vessel, wherein the fluid container further includes a solid spherical opening element disposed within the second vessel, said method comprising:
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(a) applying a compressive force to the second vessel sufficient to collapse the second vessel and push the solid spherical opening element disposed within the second vessel into the sealing partition with sufficient force to rupture the sealing partition to thereby permit fluid flow form the second vessel; and (b) applying a compressive force to the first vessel sufficient to collapse the first vessel and force fluid from the first vessel to the second vessel, whereby fluid forced into the second vessel flows out of the second vessel through the ruptured sealing partition. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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