Patent ID: 6019751
Filing Date: 2000-02-01
Classification: A61J,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A universal connector-medical container assembly comprising:a) a medical container having a medical fluid therein; andb) a universal connector whereinsaid medical container comprises a fluid access port for accessing the medical fluid contained therein or for transferring a medical fluid thereinto;said universal connector comprising:(1) a connector body of tube-like configuration having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein said distal end is designed to be slideably inserted into the fluid access port of said medical container and said proximal end is designed to seal the medical fluid content of said medical container by an elastomeric membrane and a removable cap;said connector body comprising:a first cap-locking ring on the proximal end of said connector body which serves as a male thread to receive said removable cap or a luer connector; anda second cap-locking ring, spaced from said first cap-locking ring towards the distal end of said connector body, which serves as stopping means for the removable cap or the luer connector when said removable cap or said luer connector are threaded onto the connector body;(2) an elastomeric membrane of an inert, gas-impermeable polymeric material, capable of flexing under pressure, sealing said proximal end of said connector body; and(3) said removable cap threaded onto the proximal end of said connector body to protect said elastomeric membrane from environmental forces and maintain said elastomeric membrane in aseptic condition prior to removal of said removable cap to access said medical fluid content of said medical container or to transfer the medical fluid into said medical container by a fluid access or a transfer means.