Patent ID: 6382442
Filing Date: 2002-05-07
Classification: A61J,A61M,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
A sealed medical container and transferset assembly, said medical container having an open end, a rim portion surrounding said open end, a neck portion adjacent said rim portion having a diameter smaller than said rim portion, and a pierceable closure located in said open end of said medical container; said transferset comprising:an integral generally tubular polymeric collar member having a first tubular portion surrounding said rim portion of said medical container including a free end permanently deformed radially inwardly into said neck portion and permanently securing said collar member to said medical container, a radial portion overlying said rim portion of said medical container and supported by said medical container rim portion and a second tubular portion generally coaxially aligned with said first tubular portion extending from said rim portion of said medical container and coaxially aligned with said open end of said medical container having an open end, said integral tubular polymeric collar member formed of a polymer which is sufficiently malleable to permit radial deformation, yet sufficiently rigid to retain its shape following deformation and sufficiently resistant to creep to maintain a seal between said collar and said medical container; a closure overlying said open end of said second tubular portion of said collar member and secured thereto in sealed relation; and a piercing member telescopically supported within said second tubular portion and moveable relative to said second tubular portion to pierce said pierceable closure in said open end of said medical container to provide fluid communication between said medical container and said transferset.