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US 12,447,112 B2Granted
Fluid transfer connector
AssigneeAvent, Inc.
InventorsBenjamin M. Davis, Mark M. Costello, Brian Ledwith
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Abstract
A fluid transfer connector or adapter for coupling a container or pharmacy bottle for facilitating the transfer of fluid or medicine from the bottle to a syringe, or from the syringe to the bottle. Optionally, an additional connector can be provided for coupling the fluid transfer connector to the syringe.
Claims22
A bottle adapter connector comprising:
- a cylindrical body comprising an outer peripheral surface configured to engage with an opening of a bottle, an inner peripheral surface, and a floor surface extending radially inward from the inner peripheral surface;
- a male coupling comprising a conduit extending therethrough, the male coupling extending from the floor surface of the cylindrical body, the male coupling configured to be removably coupled to a female coupling of a container;
- an outer collar extending from the floor surface and surrounding the male coupling, the outer collar radially offset and inward of the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body;
- and a recess portion defining a portion of the floor surface that the male coupling extends from, the recess portion defined between the male coupling and the outer collar.
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A bottle adapter connector comprising:
- a cylindrical body comprising an outer peripheral surface configured to engage with an opening of a bottle, an inner peripheral surface, and a floor surface extending from the inner peripheral surface;
- a male coupling comprising a conduit extending therethrough, the male coupling extending from the floor surface of the cylindrical body, the male coupling configured to be removably coupled to a female coupling of a container;
- an outer collar extending from the floor surface and surrounding the male coupling;
- a recess portion defined between the male coupling and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical body;
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- a sealing mechanism configured for fitting around the male coupling and within the recess portion,
- wherein the sealing mechanism is configured to be movable between a sealed position where the conduit of the male coupling sealed and a retracted position where the conduit of the male coupling is open and allowing fluid communication therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.