Patent ID: 6179823
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: A61J,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A multiple use universal connector flexible medical container assembly for containment and delivery of a medical fluid comprising:a) a flexible medical container containing a medical fluid therein comprising first and second polymeric sheets having a square, round, oval, hexagonal, octagonal or rectangular configuration superimposed and sealed together at their periphery to form a pouch defining an interior reservoir having an inside wall, said pouch having a top portion and a bottom portion with a center therein; said bottom portion terminates in a first angle and a second angle of from about 5.degree. to about 45.degree. each from the center thereof and relative to a horizontal plane crossing the center of said bottom portion;portions of the inside wall of said interior reservoir being mechanically or chemically embossed;b) a combination access member of inverted Y shape configuration having:b1) a stem with a proximal end and a distal end,said proximal end located at the bottom, center portion of the pouch sealed between said first and second polymeric sheets; andb2) a pair of tines having proximal and distal ends, the proximal ends thereof being integral with the stem of the combination access member;the combination access member comprising:c) an IV access port at the distal end of the stem of the access member, equipped with a vent and a multiple use universal connector, said multiple use universal connector comprising:c1) a connector body of tube-like configuration having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said proximal end is slideably inserted into the IV access port and said distal end is sealed by an elastomeric diaphragm and a removable cap;(c2) said elastomeric diaphragm is of M-shaped configuration, capable of flexing under pressure, and being capable of re-sealing itself after being pierced by an external access or transfer means; and(c3) said removable cap is threaded onto the distal end of said connector body to protect said elastomeric diaphragm from environmental forces and maintain said elastomeric diaphragm in aseptic condition prior to removal of said removable cap for accessing the medical fluid in said medical container or transferring a medical fluid into said flexible medical container by an access or a transfer means;(d1) a needle access port located in one of the tines of the combination access member; and(d2) a spike access port located in the other of the tines of the combination access member;said needle and spike access ports being equipped with caps.