Patent ID: 6071270
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
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 having at the first end a first attaching member adapted to attach to the first container;a second sleeve member having a first end and a 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 a second attaching member adapted to attach the second sleeve member to the second container;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;means for visually indicating that the connector is in the activated position; andmeans for independently hermetically sealing the first and second piercing members.