Patent ID: 6168653
Filing Date: 2001-01-02
Classification: A61M,B29C,B29L,F15B

Abstract:
An apparatus for the transmission of the pressure in the sterile area of a medical appliance to a non-sterile pressure gauge having a non-sterile connector of polyster/polyether-copolymer and a connector on the sterile side consisting of polycarbonate, wherein between the two connectors there is provided a sterility filter consisting of polytetrafluorethylene, which is positioned in a fluid-tight manner between two halves of the housing, said filter being supported by a backing, wherein the housing half on the sterile side comprises polycarbonate, characterized in that the non-sterile half of the housing consists of polyester/polyether-copolymer and in that the polycarbonate of the housing half on the sterile side is connected to the polyester/polyether-copolymer of the other housing half by ultrasonic welding.