Patent ID: 8882739
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: A61J,B65B,B65D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A port assembly for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container, the port assembly comprising: a port housing constructed for connection to a second container, the port housing having a first end and a second end, the post housing defining a cavity; a retainer constructed for connection to a first container, wherein the retainer rotates relative to the port housing, the retainer constructed to move axially within the cavity of the port housing toward the second end of the port housing upon rotation of the retainer relative to the port housing; an actuator within the cavity of the port housing, the actuator constructed to force a stopper associated with a first container into a first container when the retainer moves axially within the port housing upon rotation of the retainer relative to the port housing; and a locking mechanism that prevents rotation of the retainer relative to the port housing if a first container is not connected to the retainer.