Patent ID: 6287289
Filing Date: 2001-09-11
Classification: A61J,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A multiple use universal connector flexible medical container assembly comprising:a) first and second polymeric sheets superimposed and sealed together at their periphery defining an interior reservoir, said container having a top portion, a mid portion and a bottom portion; 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;b) an access member integral with said container located at the center of said bottom portion;c) at least one oval shaped reinforcing means positioned in said mid portion of the interior reservoir;d) a multiple use universal connector sealed into said access member, said multiple use universal connector comprising:(1) a connector body of tube-like configuration having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end is designed to be slideably inserted into the fluid port of a container and said proximal end is designed to seal the content of the container by a diaphragm and a removable cap;(2) an elastomeric diaphragm of M-shaped configuration, capable of flexing under pressure, sealing said proximal end of said connector body, and being capable of re-sealing itself after being pierced by an external access means; and(3) a removable cap threaded onto the proximal end of said connector body to protect said diaphragm from environmental forces and maintain said diaphragm in aseptic condition prior to removal of said cap for accessing the fluid content of the container or transferring fluid to said container by an access or transfer means.