Patent ID: 6168037
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A61J,Y10S

Abstract:
A resealable container assembly, comprising: a container having an open top, an interior in fluid communication with said open top, and a top surface disposed around portions of the container surrounding said open top; a body disposed adjacent the top surface of the container, said body defining a recess having a fluid path with the open top of the container said recess having a width, a height, and a periphery adjacent the open top of the container; means for communicating fluid with the recess, said means having a connector end including a luer connector hub and an opposed end disposed on said body; a membrane disposed between the open top of said container and the recess defined by said body, said membrane having a sealing area for sealing contact with the periphery of the recess and defining one or more fluid passages outside of said sealing area for fluid communication between the recess and the open top of the container, wherein said membrane is displaceable between a sealing position to close the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container, and an open position to open the fluid path between the recess and the open top of the container; and a pusher including a cylindrical body having an orifice therethrough for defining at least one fluid pathway disposed in the recess defined by said body, said pusher having a top end disposed for contact with a syringe having a male luer tip introduced through the luer connector hub of the connector end of the means for communicating and a bottom end disposed for contact with the membrane, wherein a force urged by said male luer tip against the top end of said pusher will urge the pusher against said membrane to displace said membrane to the open position, and wherein the membrane will return to a normally sealing position when the force is removed from the pusher.