Leaktight confinement appliance, for connecting a receptacle and a means for delivering amaterial

• US 20020040739A1
• Filed: 12/05/2001
• Published: 04/11/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/02/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Becton Dickinson France (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Original Assignee: Becton Dickinson France (Becton Dickinson & Co)
• Inventors: Laurent, Philippe, Grimard, Jean-Pierre
• Granted Patent: US 6,527,019 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 141/100
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/10 Bag-type containers
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/201 having one piercing end
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2058 having multiple connecting ports
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2086 for fluid filtration
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2089 Containers or vials which are to be joined to each other in order to mix their contents combinations of vial and syringe for mixing their contents A61J1/2096
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/2096 Combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents

Abstract

Leaktight confinement appliance (1), intended to cooperate at least with one independent receptacle (3) containing a substance (4), having its own means (8) for transfer into and/or out of the said receptacle, and with at least one independent means (71) for delivery of a material, the said appliance comprising a handling chamber (2), defined by a wall (13) of flexible material substantially leaktight with respect to the external environment, arranged to connect at least the transfer means (8) of the receptacle (3) to the delivery means (71), inside the handling chamber (2).

This appliance comprises a means for leaktight assembly (50) between the handling chamber (2) and the transfer means (8) of the receptacle (3), and a means (70) for leaktight connection between the handling chamber (2) and the delivery means (71).

Claims

1. Leaktight confinement appliance (1), intended to cooperate at least with one independent receptacle (5) containing a substance (6), having its own means (12) for transfer into and/or out of the said receptacle, and with at least one independent means (71) for delivery of a material, the said appliance comprising a handling chamber (2), defined by a wall (13) of flexible material substantially leaktight with respect to the external environment, arranged to connect at least the transfer means (12) of the receptacle (5) to the delivery means (71), inside the handling chamber (2), characterized in that the appliance additionally comprises:

a means for leaktight assembly (60) between the handling chamber (2) and the transfer means (12) of the receptacle (5), in a position of the latter remaining essentially outside the handling chamber, this means occupying a passage (14b) through the wall (13) of the handling chamber, and being secured in a leaktight manner on the said wall;

and a means (70) for leaktight connection between the handling chamber (2) and the delivery means (71), in a position in which the latter includes a part outside the handling chamber, this leaktight connection means occupying another passage (14c) through the wall (13) of the handling chamber, and being secured in a leaktight manner on the said wall.

2. Appliance according to claim 1, intended to cooperate with another independent receptacle (3), containing another substance (4), having its own means (8) for transfer into and/or out of the said other receptacle, called the other transfer means, characterized in that the appliance comprises another means for leaktight assembly (50) between the handling chamber (2) and the said other transfer means (18) of the said other receptacle (3), in a position of the latter remaining essentially outside the handling chamber (2), this means occupying another passage (14a) through the wall of the handling chamber, and being secured in a leaktight manner on the said wall.

3. Appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the leaktight assembly means (50, 60) delimits a passage into and/or out of the handling chamber (2), and includes a means for leaktight closure (15a, 15b) of the said passage when the transfer means (8, 12) is not joined to the said assembly means.

4. Appliance according to claim 3, characterized in that the cross section of the said passage is adapted in shape and dimensions to those of the proximal part of the transfer means (8, 12).

5. Appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that it includes a means for interconnection (21) between at least one transfer means (12) of one receptacle (5) and the delivery means (71), the said interconnection appliance being arranged inside the chamber (2).

6. Appliance according to claim 2, characterized in that the passages (14a, 14b) and leaktight assembly means (50, 60) assigned respectively to the two receptacles (3 and 5) are arranged opposite each other in the handling position of the wall (13) forming the handling chamber.

7. Appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that the wall (13) of the handling chamber (2) is leaktight to contamination by microorganisms and/or a biologically active material contained in the receptacle or generated by the handling.

8. Appliance according to claim 1, characterized in that it is for one-off use.

9. Receptacle (3, 5) which may or may not contain a substance (4), designed externally at a proximal end so as to be assembled in a leaktight manner to a leaktight assembly means (50, 60), such as defined in claim 1.

10. Receptacle (5) according to claim 9, characterized in that it is moreover designed as a syringe.