Patent ID: 7776022

Claim:
Apparatus comprising: a dry freeze-dried material, a reconstituting liquid for the freeze-dried material, and a flexible container including first chamber sized and configured to hold the freeze-dried material in a dry state, a second chamber sized and configured to hold the reconstituting liquid in a wet state, a sealing wall within the flexible container sized and configured to form a barrier between the first chamber and the second chamber preventing contact between the freeze-dried material and the reconstituting liquid, and at least one valve assembly in the sealing wall operative to open a region of the sealing wall to establish fluid flow communication between the first and second chambers, wherein the valve assembly includes a normally closed septum operative in a normally closed condition maintaining closure between the first and second chambers and an opened condition establishing fluid flow communication between the first and second chambers in response to at least a partially tearing of the septum, wherein the septum includes a tear member coupled to a pulling member to at least partially tear the septum.