Probe port and related container system
AssigneeLife Technologies Corporation
InventorMichael E. Goodwin
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Abstract
A container system includes a flexible bag, a probe port, and a probe. The probe port includes an elongated tubular member having an interior surface bounding a first passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the tubular member being made of a polymeric or elastomeric material and being flexible. The probe port also includes a flange coupled to the tubular member and radially outwardly projecting therefrom, the flange being secured to the flexible bag so that the first end of the tubular member projects into a chamber of the flexible bag while the second end of the first passageway of the tubular member is accessible from outside of the flexible bag. The probe can be received within the first passageway of the probe port.
Claims19
A sampling port comprising:
- a body having an exterior surface extending between a first end face and an opposing second end face, the body bounding a first passage and a second passage each extending between the first end face and the second end face;
- a support tube having an interior surface bounding a first passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the second end of the support tube being coupled to the body so as to communicate with the first passage and outwardly project from the first end face, the first end of the support tube being closed;
- a sampling tube having an interior surface bounding a second passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the second end of the sampling tube being coupled to the body so as to communicate with the second passage and outwardly project from the first end face, at least a portion of the sampling tube being connected to the support tube at a location spaced apart from the body, wherein the support tube, the sampling tube and the body are each comprised of an elastomeric material having a durometer on a Shore A scale with a value of less than 90;
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- a collection tube having an interior surface bounding a third passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the collection tube being coupled to the body so as to communicate with the second passage and outwardly project from the second end face.
A sampling port comprising:
- a body having an exterior surface extending between a first end face and an opposing second end face, the body bounding a first passage and a second passage each extending between the first end face and the second end face;
- a support tube having an interior surface bounding a first passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the second end of the support tube being coupled to the body so as to communicate with the first passage and outwardly project from the first end face, the first end of the support tube being closed;
- a sampling tube having an interior surface bounding a second passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the second end of the sampling tube being coupled to the body so as to communicate with the second passage and outwardly project from the first end face, at least a portion of the sampling tube being connected to the support tube at a location spaced apart from the body;
- a collection tube having an interior surface bounding a third passageway extending between a first end and an opposing second end, the first end of the collection tube being coupled to the body so as to communicate with the second passage and outwardly project from the second end face;
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- a tube port removably coupled with the body, the tube port comprising:
- a tubular stem having an interior surface bounding a passage, the body being received within the passage;
- a flange encircling and radially outwardly projecting from the tubular stem;
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- an annular lip seal radially inwardly projecting from the interior surface of the tubular stem and biasing against the exterior surface of the body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.