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US 11,464,707 B2Granted
Connector for a medical package containing a liquid
AssigneeFresenius Kabi Deutschland GmbH
InventorsTorsten Brandenburger, Stefan Schwerer
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Abstract
The invention relates to a connector for a medical package containing a liquid. The connector comprises a lower section which has a connecting piece for a container of said medical package and a passageway which is closed by a septum, as well as an upper section which is provided with a cap that covers the septum and can be broken off, said septum having, on a top side, a plurality of connections in the form of elevations, for a spike and/or for a needle.
Claims17
A connector for a medical package containing a liquid, said connector comprising:
- a lower part, which has a connecting piece for a container of the medical package, and a passage,
- a septum, which closes the passage of the lower part, and
- an upper part, which is placed onto the lower part and is provided with a cap that covers the septum and can be broken off,
- wherein the septum has, on a top side thereof, a plurality of ports configured as elevations for a spike and/or for a needle, wherein:
- the ports lead into the lower part,
- the ports on the top side of the septum are configured as dome-shaped elevations, and
- each port includes:
- radially-spaced ring portions disposed on the dome-shaped elevations, wherein the radially-spaced ring portions define gaps, and
- a plurality of slits formed within the dome-shaped members, each of the slits extending through one of the gaps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.