Patent ID: 9737655
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61M

Claim:
1. A sterile fluid pathway assembly comprising a sterile fluid container; a sterile fluid conduit; and a sterile fluid connector comprising a first portion configured to connect the sterile fluid conduit; and a second portion configured to mount the sterile fluid container; a connector hub; a pierceable seal disposed at least partially between the connector hub and a sterile fluid chamber of the sterile fluid container, the pierceable seal in sealing contact with the connector hub to form a sterile cavity between the connector hub and the pierceable seal; and a piercing member fixedly disposed within the connector hub capable of providing a sterile fluid communication between the sterile fluid chamber and the sterile fluid conduit; wherein at least a portion of the pierceable seal is configured to transform from a non-activated state wherein the pierceable seal is intact, to an activated state wherein the pierceable seal is disrupted by the piercing member to create a sterile fluid communication between the sterile fluid chamber of the sterile fluid container and the sterile fluid conduit; and wherein the sterile fluid container comprises a plunger seal and translation of the plunger seal results in relative motion of the pierceable seal and the piercing member.