System and Method for Closed, Drip-Free and Secure Transfer of Fluids

A connector for enclosed, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, comprising an opening and a closure means adapted to close the opening and to establish a tight joint with a second connector for transferring a fluid between the connector and the second connector, wherein the connector comprises in its interior a carrier holding a tube section so that the tube section can be advanced through the opening out of the connector, and a pawl, the pawl preventing an advancement of the carrier when the connector is separated from the second connector.

A connector for tight, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, wherein the connector is adapted to cooperate with a second connector wherein the second connector comprises:

• a second opening and a second closure means adapted to close the second opening and to establish a tight joint with the connector for transferring a fluid between the second connector and the connector, wherein the second connector comprises in its interior a carrier holding a tube section so that the tube section can be advanced through the second opening out of the second connector, and comprises a pawl, the pawl preventing an advancement of the carrier when the connector is separated from the second connector
• wherein the connector is adapted to receive the movable tube section of the second connector for establishing a connection for fluid transfer.

A connecting device for tight, drip-free, and safe transfer of fluids, comprising two mutually connectable connectors being adapted to provide a tight connection between a first opening of a first connector of the two connectable connectors and a second opening of a second connector of the two connectable connectors when in a joined state, wherein of the first connector comprises a first closure means for closing a first opening and in its interior a carrier holding a tube section so that the tube section can be advanced through the first opening out of one of the first connector into the second connector when the first and second connectors are in the joined state for establishing a fluid connection, wherein the first connector further comprises a pawl, the pawl preventing an advancement of the carrier when the first connector is separated from the second connector.

A method of establishing fluid communication between two connectors, at least one of said connectors having an opening which is closed by a closure means and one of said connectors including in its interior a carrier holding a tube section and a pawl, comprising the steps of putting the connectors together;

• disengaging the pawl from the carrier and establishing a sealed joint between the connectors, and advancing the tube section from one connector through the openings of both connectors into the other connector.