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Patent US7252308 - Connector device for the sterile connection of tubes - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA connector for forming a sterile connection between two tubes, comprising first and second parts which comprise connectable conduits and which can mate, first and second covers which can be removed from the so-mated parts to expose connectable ends of the first and second conduits, so that the conduits...http://www.google.com/patents/US7252308?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7252308 - Connector device for the sterile connection of tubesAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7252308 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/495,398PCT numberPCT/EP2002/012657Publication dateAug 7, 2007Filing dateNov 12, 2002Priority dateNov 13, 2001Fee statusLapsedAlso published asCA2467014A1, DE60226059D1, DE60226059T2, EP1446187A1, EP1446187B1, US20050017505, WO2003041789A1Publication number10495398, 495398, PCT/2002/12657, PCT/EP/2/012657, PCT/EP/2/12657, PCT/EP/2002/012657, PCT/EP/2002/12657, PCT/EP2/012657, PCT/EP2/12657, PCT/EP2002/012657, PCT/EP2002/12657, PCT/EP2002012657, PCT/EP200212657, PCT/EP2012657, PCT/EP212657, US 7252308 B2, US 7252308B2, US-B2-7252308, US7252308 B2, US7252308B2InventorsJacques ThillyOriginal AssigneeGlaxosmithkline Biologicals S.A.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (10), Referenced by (4), Classifications (13), Legal Events (4) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetConnector device for the sterile connection of tubesUS 7252308 B2Abstract A connector for forming a sterile connection between two tubes, comprising first and second parts which comprise connectable conduits and which can mate, first and second covers which can be removed from the so-mated parts to expose connectable ends of the first and second conduits, so that the conduits can then be connected.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. Section 371 of PCT application PCT/PCT/EP02/12657, filed on 22 Sep. 2004, which claims the benefit of GB0127224.4, filed on 13 Nov. 2001.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates generally to a connector device suitable for connecting two conduits.
BACKGROUND A connection device for sterile connection of tubes is often required in situations where, for example, pharmaceutical substances such as vaccines etc. are manipulated and transferred via such conduits from one container or another type of enclosure to another. Such a connector is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 6,341,902 but in practice the connector disclosed therein can only connect small diameter tubing.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In one aspect is provided a means by which two such conduits may be connected whilst maintaining sterility. Other aspects will be apparent from the following description.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the presently disclosed device in longitudinal view, and, as discussed in the description below, shows the device before the two parts are mated.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION A seal which maintains the sterility of the interior of an enclosure bounded by the seal from entry of micro-orgianisms from the exterior of the seal is called herein a �sterile seal�.
Parts referred to in FIGS. 1�12:
The operation of the device of FIG. 1 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 2�10.
FIG. 10 shows cross sections through the mated parts 10, 20 as shown in FIG. 3 at lines B�B and also through the mated first and second covers 16, at lines C�C in FIG. 4, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows, and shows non-return ratchet springs 30 and co-operating teeth 31 integrally respectively on part 15 and an outer collar 32 of part 20 to prevent the parts 10, 20 from becoming disconnected during use. FIG. 10 also shows co-operating non-return ratchet springs 33 and teeth 34 on respectively the first removable cover 16 and second removable cover 28, to prevent disconnection of the covers 16,28 accidentally. The ratchet springs 33 are integrally formed on the outer surface of a small sleeve 35 which surrounds the polygonal socket 213 in cover 28, and the teeth 34 are integrally formed on the inner surface of the small sleeve 36, on the outer surface of which is the screw thread 112.
Referring to FIG. 11 another embodiment of the connector device is shown. It will be apparent that the overall construction and operation of the device shown in FIG. 11 is analogous to that of FIGS. 1�10, i.e. comprising the two parts 1110 and 1120. The device of FIG. 11 differs from FIGS. 1�10 in that the second conduit 11212 has been made ergonomically shorter than the conduit 212 of FIGS. 1�10, and a single seal 11216 is used. Also the enclosure 1125 has been made oval in section as cut across the length direction of the conduit 11212 with the conduit in the upper half of the oval to provide more space to receive the mated first and second covers 1116, 1128. Also the guide finger 219 and guide groove 220 are replaced by an arm 226 extending from sleeve 215 and terminating in a guide pin 227 which can follow a guide groove 228 in the outer surface of the part 1123 in a manner analogous to the pin 219 and groove 220 of FIGS. 1�10. Also as a safety feature to prevent premature operation of the part 1120 i.e. separation of the cover 1128 from part 1123, the pin 227 may be initially locked immovably in place in groove 228 and unable to move therein, and the pin 227 may be released from this locked position only when parts 1110 and 1120 mate. This may be achieved by a resilient biasing of the pin into a locked position e.g. by the arm 226 being resilient, and by for example a cam surface (not shown) on part 1120 which engages a cam surface (not shown) acting on the pin 227 when parts 1110 and 1120 mate to thereby urge the pin 227 out of this locked position into an unlocked position in which it can move in groove 228 and allow operation of the connector device as described above.
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