Needleless vial stopper
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsKevin M. Ryan, Angela Marie Huenerfauth
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Abstract
A needleless vial stopper for a vial defining a vial opening includes a body having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, with the body including a sealing portion and a flange extending radially outward from the sealing portion. The sealing portion is configured to be received by the vial opening and form a seal with the vial. The body defines an opening having a first open position prior to insertion of the sealing portion into the vial opening, a closed position after insertion of the sealing portion into the vial opening, and a second open position when engaged with a luer of a needleless syringe.
Claims14
A needleless vial stopper for a vial defining a vial opening, the needleless vial stopper comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, the body comprising a sealing portion and a flange extending radially outward from the sealing portion, the sealing portion configured to be received by the vial opening and form a seal with the vial, wherein the body defines an opening having a first open position prior to insertion of the sealing portion into the vial opening, a closed position after insertion of the sealing portion into the vial opening, and a second open position when the body is engaged with a luer of a needleless syringe,
- wherein the sealing portion is oval-shaped in a cross-section extending perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body when the body is at rest in the first open position prior to insertion of the sealing portion into the vial opening.
A needleless vial stopper for a vial defining a vial opening, the needleless vial stopper comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, the body comprising a sealing portion and a flange extending radially outward from the sealing portion, the sealing portion configured to be received by the vial opening and form a seal with the vial, wherein the body defines a frangible section configured to define an opening through the body upon engagement with a luer of a needleless luer syringe such that the opening is formed by breaking apart the frangible portion upon insertion of the luer into the frangible section, the opening configured to move to a closed position when not engaged with the luer of the needleless luer syringe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.