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US 12,560,263 B2Granted
Aseptic coupling devices
AssigneeColder Products Company
InventorsTodd C. Andrews, Patrick T. Gerst, Jeremy H. Nichols, Randall S. Williams
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Abstract
Formation of a sterile connection includes inserting a first aseptic coupling device into a second aseptic coupling device, removing a first membrane from the first aseptic coupling device and a second membrane from the second aseptic coupling device, and rotating a locking clip on the first aseptic coupling device to compress a first seal member of the first aseptic coupling device with a second seal member of the second aseptic coupling device to form a sterile fluid passageway.
Claims16
An aseptic coupling device, comprising:
- a member defining a fluid passage therethrough and including a front surface defining an opening;
- a seal member positioned in the opening;
- and
- a membrane comprising:
- bonded portions;
- a folded portion;
- and
- a tail portion extending from the folded portion to a free end and extending from the folded portion in a direction in which the tail portion is configured to be pulled to remove the membrane from the front surface,
- wherein the bonded portions of the membrane comprise a linear portion and a circular portion, and
- wherein the circular portion has more surface area than the linear portion.
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An aseptic coupling device, comprising:
- a member defining a fluid passage therethrough and including a front surface defining an opening;
- a seal member positioned in the opening;
- and
- a membrane comprising:
- a bonded portion coupled to the front surface and covering the seal member;
- a folded portion;
- and
- a tail portion extending from the folded portion to a free end and extending from the folded portion in a direction in which the tail portion is configured to be pulled to remove the membrane from the front surface,
- wherein the seal member has a cross-sectional shape that includes a concaved outer diameter.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.