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US 12,642,952 B2Granted
Fluid container adapters
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsRyan V. Wales, Jeff Gray, Scott E. Brechbiel, Colby Harris
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Abstract
Various embodiments are generally directed to fluid container adapters that couple with a fluid container, so to enable access to the contents of the fluid container, such as from an endoscopic system via a tubing set. Several embodiments are particularly directed to a fluid container adapter that can couple with an opening in a variety of fluid containers to place one or more tubes in fluid communication with an interior of any particular one of the variety of fluid containers.
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising:
- a conical member comprising a connector portion, a sealing portion, and one or more passages extending from the connector portion to the sealing portion, the sealing portion comprising a collapsed configuration for insertion into a fluid container and an expanded configuration for sealing with an interior of the fluid container;
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- a tensioner with a coupler, the tensioner configured to couple with the connector portion of the conical member, contact an exterior of the fluid container, and bias the sealing portion into contact with the interior of the fluid container.
A method, comprising:
- transitioning a sealing portion of a conical member from an expanded configuration to a collapsed configuration, the conical member comprising a connector portion, the sealing portion, and one or more passages extending from the connector portion to the sealing portion, wherein the sealing portion is biased to the expanded configuration;
- inserting the sealing portion in the collapsed configuration into an interior of a fluid container, wherein when the sealing portion is in the interior of the fluid container, the sealing portion returns to the expanded configuration and the connector portion extends out of the fluid container;
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- biasing an exterior surface of the sealing portion into contact with the interior of the fluid container while allowing fluid from the interior of the fluid container to pass through the one or more passages.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.