Patent ID: 6179822
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A61J,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A single use universal connector, flexible medical container assembly for the containment and delivery of a medical fluid comprising:a) a flexible medical container having first and second polymeric sheets having a square, round, oval, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular configuration superimposed and sealed together at their periphery to form a pouch defining an interior reservoir having an inside wall, said pouch having a top portion and a bottom portion with a center therein;said bottom portion terminates in a first angle and a second angle of from about 5.degree. to about 45.degree. each from the center thereof and relative to a horizontal plane crossing the center of said bottom portion;portions of said interior reservoir being mechanically or chemically embossed;b) a combination access member of inverted Y shape configuration having:b1) a stem with a proximal end and a distal end, said proximal end located at the bottom, center portion of the pouch sealed between said first and second polymeric sheets; andb2) a pair of tines having proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends thereof being integral with the stem of the access member; the combination access member comprising:(1) an IV access port having a distal end and a proximal end, said proximal end being sealably attached to said distal end of the stem, and said distal end being sealably attached to a single use universal connector, said single use universal connector comprising:(1a) a connector body of tube-like configuration having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said proximal end is slideably inserted into the distal end of said IV access port and said distal end is sealed by an elastomeric membrane and a removable cap;(1b) an elastomeric membrane of an inert, gas-impermeable polymeric material, capable of flexing under pressure, sealing said distal end of said single use universal connector body; and(1c) a removable cap threaded onto the distal end of said single use universal connector body to protect said elastomeric membrane from environmental forces and maintain said elastomeric membrane in aseptic condition prior to removal of said cap;(2) a needle access port located in one of the tines of the combination access member; and(3) a spike access port located in the other of the tines of the combination access member;said needle and spike access ports being equipped with caps.