Patent ID: 8622986

Claim:
A connector for a replaceable container having walls, the container having a member with an opening in one of the walls, the container to be used in a medical machine, said connector comprising at least a body, the inner side of said body being traversed by inlet and outlet tubes extending from a central member within the container when the connector is attached to the container by joining the central member to the member with the opening, towards an outer side of the connector, said tubes separately extending and leading to two laterally spaced-apart apertures that are removably attachable to a mounting element and supplementary connection of the machine, the outer side of said connector including an integrally molded cap that is initially open such that the cap exposes a portion of each of said tubes which extend parallel, or along the edge of said outer side of the connector, said cap being bonded to the connector body by flexible, hinged or frangible linkages in such a manner that the cap is initially capable of folding around the linkages until the cap covers the initially exposed portions of the tubes, said cap being a planar member having an inner side that is provided with protuberances that correspond to open lengths of said tubes to allow the cap to fit into and seal the tubes, the sealing being made permanent by ultrasound or laser welding thereof.