Patent ID: 8517998
Filing Date: 2013-08-27
Classification: A61M,F16K,F16L

Abstract:
1. A process for the sterile transfer of a fluid, comprising: a) providing a sterile fluid transfer device, the device comprising: b) connecting the transfer device to the downstream component and sterilizing the downstream component and the transfer device when the plunger is in the closed position; c) connecting the first end of the body to an upstream component when the plunger is in the closed position; d) steam sterilizing the upstream component and the steamable face when the plunger is in the closed position; e) moving the plunger to the open position to allow for fluid communication between the upstream component, the fluid pathway and the downstream component; and f) moving the plunger to the closed position to seal the fluid pathway and the downstream component from the upstream component, thereby maintaining the sterile condition of the fluid being transferred through at least one actuation of the device.