Patent ID: 6527019
Filing Date: 2003-03-04
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A confinement appliance adapted to be used with a first receptacle containing a first substance, a second receptacle containing a second substance, and an interconnection device which transfers at least a portion of the first and second substances to an external environment outside of said appliance, said appliance comprising:a handling chamber defined by a wall of flexible material for creating a substantially leaktight cavity with respect to the external environment, said handling chamber having at least a first passage and a second passage formed within said wall of flexible material; a first leaktight assembly mounted to said handling chamber and being secured in a leaktight manner on said wall about said first passage, whereby said first leaktight assembly provides selective access through said first passage and into said cavity by the first receptacle; a second leaktight assembly mounted to said handling chamber and being secured in a leaktight manner on said wall about said second passage, whereby said second leaktight assembly provides selective access through said second passage and into said cavity by at least one of the first and second receptacles such that the first receptacle connects to the second receptacle by at least partially collapsing said handling chamber for introducing the first substance of the first receptacle to the second substance of the second receptacle; and a pouch formed within said wall of said handling chamber for selectively retaining the interconnection device, whereby the interconnection device can be removed from said pouch and connected to one of the first and second receptacles for delivering at least one of the first and second substances to the external environment.