Patent ID: 6957745
Filing Date: 2005-10-25
Classification: A61J,B65D,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A transfer set for transferring fluids between a first container including an open end, a rim portion surrounding said open end and a pierceable closure in said open end sealing said first container, and a second container, said transfer set comprising: an integral body, formed as one piece, including a first tubular portion surrounding said rim portion of said first container having an open end permanently deformed radially beneath said rim portion of said first container so as to permanently attach said transfer set to said first container, a radial portion integral with said first tubular portion overlying said rim portion of said first container, a second tubular portion integral with said radial portion having an open proximal end overlying said pierceable closure generally coaxially aligned with said open end of said first container and a distal open end adapted to receive said second container, and a third tubular portion integrally joined to said second tubular portion having a distal open end surrounding said distal open end of said second tubular portion in spaced relation; a piercing element telescopically received in said second tubular portion having a piercing end adjacent said pierceable closure and moveable within said second tubular portion to pierce said pierceable closure and establish fluid communication between said first and second containers through said second tubular portion; and a removable closure overlying and sealing said distal open end portion of said third tubular portion.