Patent ID: 8617134

Claim:
A fluid preparation system comprising: a container having a containment portion; a connector configured to connect with said containment portion and to connect fluid lines, said connector including a first connector part, a second connector part, and two laterally spaced-apart mounting parts; and a fluid preparation device for use with said container and said connector, said fluid preparation device including, a flushing fluid line for a flushing fluid; a source for the flushing fluid which is connected to the flushing fluid line; a prepared fluid line for fluid to be prepared; a mounting connector part having first and second laterally spaced apart mating mounting parts configured to connect with said two equally laterally spaced-apart mounting parts of said connector for mounting and connecting a combination of said connector and said container; said first connector part providing a first orifice for connecting a first fluid line to said flushing fluid line, and said second connector part providing a second orifice for connecting a second fluid line to said prepared fluid line, each of said two mounting parts of said connector incorporating one of said first and second orifices; said flushing fluid line and said prepared fluid line being in fluid communication with an interior of the container, and said two laterally spaced-apart mounting parts of said connector connecting the first and second connector parts to said first and second mating mounting parts of said fluid preparation device, respectively, when said combination of said connector and container is mounted to said mounting connector part of said fluid preparation device.