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US 10,471,197 B2Granted
Connector with a container for preparing an individually adjusted solution for dialysis
AssigneeFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
InventorWinfried Brehm
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connector for a container with a spiking solution for individual adjustment of dialysis solutions and/or dialysis concentrates. The connector ensures a contamination-free introduction of the spiking solution into the container of the dialysis solution and/or of the dialysis concentrate and reliable labeling of same as soon as the original contents have been altered by adding a spiking solution.
Claims12
A combination comprising
- a) a first container for holding a spiking solution for individual adjustment of a dialysis solution and
- b) a connector configured for attachment to a second container, having an inscription identifying the spiking solution, and having an axial orientation, a ring shaped first opening in fluid communication with the first container, an axially aligned second opening configured for axially inserting a tap, a closure closing the first and second openings and configured to be opened by axially inserting the tap through the second opening,
- wherein the combination is configured such that after removably attaching the connector to a second container by vertically inserting the tap in the second opening the closure is opened forming a fluid connection between the first and second containers.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.