Patent ID: 8721612

Claim:
A system for intermixing the contents of two containers, the system comprising: (i) a first container comprising a pierceable seal for sealing an opening in a distal end portion of the first container, wherein the first container contains a first substance; (ii) a second container having a wall constructed of a flexible material, the second container comprising (a) a receiving port comprising a first securing mechanism on an inner surface thereof, and (b) a removable sealing member for sealing the receiving port, the removable sealing member constructed to be movable between a first, sealed position and a second, unsealed position, the removable sealing member being movable through manual manipulation of the removable sealing member through the wall constructed of the flexible material, wherein the removable sealing member is positioned within an interior chamber of the second container when the removable sealing member is in the second, unsealed position, wherein the second container contains a second substance; and (iii) a connector for connecting the first and second containers, the connector comprising: (a) a proximal end portion defining a cavity configured to receive the distal end portion of the first container, the proximal end portion including a penetrating member axially fixed within the cavity defined by the proximal end portion, the penetrating member defining a fluid flow passageway, the penetrating member having a proximal end portion constructed to penetrate the pierceable seal of the first container when the distal end portion of the first container is inserted into the cavity defined by the proximal end portion of the connector, the proximal end portion further including at least one resilient retention member constructed to retain the distal end portion of the first container in the cavity defined by the proximal end portion of the connector when the distal end portion of the first container is inserted therein; (b) a distal end portion configured for insertion into the receiving port of the second container, the distal end portion of the connector having a complementary securing mechanism constructed to engage the first securing mechanism of the second container whereby the first and complementary securing mechanisms retain the distal end portion of the connector in the receiving port, the distal end portion further defining a distal opening of the connector, the distal opening of the connector being in fluid communication with the fluid flow passageway defined by the penetrating member so as to define a fluid flow channel through the connector; and (c) a removable plug positioned in the fluid flow channel through the connector, the removable plug configured to substantially fluidly seal the fluid flow channel through the connector.