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US 2004/0073176 A1Published application
Medical device with elastomeric penetrable wall and inner seal
AssigneeDSU Medical Corporation
InventorDavid S. Utterberg
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Abstract
A medical device has an interior for containment of fluids; an opening into the interior, and an elastomeric wall having at least one perforation. The wall comprises a fixedly placed, flexible barrier across the opening. The device also defines a passageway extending inwardly from adjacent to the elastomeric wall, the passageway being proportioned to receive and form an annular seal with a connector tube that extends into the interior through the perforation.
Claims16
A medical device having an interior for containment of fluids;
- an opening into the interior, and an elastomeric wall having at least one perforation, said wall comprising a fixedly placed, flexible barrier across said opening;
- said device also defining a passageway extending inwardly from adjacent to said elastomeric wall, said passageway being proportioned to receive and form an annular seal with a connector tube that is extended into said interior through said perforation.
A medical device having an interior for containment of fluids;
- an opening into the interior;
- an elastomeric wall having an outer surface and at least one perforation, said wall comprising a fixedly placed, flexible barrier across said opening;
- said device also defining a passageway extending inwardly from a position adjacent to said elastomeric wall, said passageway having a frustoconical wall, to receive and form an annular seal with a connector tube that is extended into said interior through said perforation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.