Patent ID: 6610040
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: A61J,F02D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A connector device for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container comprising:a first sleeve member having a first end and a second end, the first sleeve member adapted to attach to the first container; a second sleeve member having a first end and second end, the second sleeve member being associated with the first sleeve member and movable with respect thereto from an inactivated position to an activated position, the second sleeve member having at the second end an attaching member adapted to attach the second sleeve member to the second container, the attaching member having a plurality of circumferentially spaced and axially extending fingers collectively adapted to attach to the second container wherein one of the fingers has a standing rib adapted to contact a side portion of a closure of the second container; and a first piercing member and a second piercing member each projecting from one of the first and second sleeve members and providing a fluid flow path between the first container and the second container.