Patent ID: 6453956
Filing Date: 2002-09-24
Classification: A61J

Abstract:
A transfer guard for use by an individual for transferring contents from a supply container to a receiver container that accepts the contents, the transfer guard comprising:a slotted supply adapter that mates with the supply container; a receiver adapter that mates with the receiver container; a fluid conducting element that passes through the supply adapter and the receiver adapter, wherein the fluid conducting element provides a passage for the contents to transfer from the supply container through both of the adapters into the receiver container, and wherein any points included on the fluid conducting element are contained within the adapters and are substantially protected by the adapters from contact with the individual and; a support structure coupled between the supply adapter and the receiver adapter to support the supply adapter, the receiver adapter, and the fluid conducting element, wherein the supply adapter and the receiver adapter remain substantially stationary with respect to each other.