Patent ID: 6695829
Filing Date: 2004-02-24
Classification: A61J,Y10S

Abstract:
A container closure system comprising:a closure member configured to be attached to a container, said closure member comprising a base having an upper surface and a lower surface, said closure member further comprising an outer wall and an inner wall spaced from said outer wall, said outer wall and said inner wall extending from said upper surface of said base, said base defining therethrough a needle access port intermediate said inner and outer walls, said inner defining a chamber therein, said base defining therethrough an aperture adjacent said chamber defined by said inner wall; a stopper means for fluidly sealing said needle access port and said aperture defined by said base of said closure member; and a piercing member movably disposed within said chamber defined by said inner wall, said piercing having a first end portion and a second end portion, said first end portion of said piercing member positioned proximally to said stopper means, a piercing tip mounted on said first end portion, said piercing tip constructed to pierce said stopper means, said second end portion constructed to engage a luer inserted into said chamber defined by said inner wall, said piercing member further defining a channel therethrough, said channel defined by said piercing member constructed to permit fluid transfer through said piercing member; a sealing member fluidly sealing said chamber defined by said inner wall from an external environment of said chamber, wherein said closure member and said sealing member have mating threads formed thereon whereby said sealing member can be threadably secured to said closure member.