Evacuated bottle system

A system, comprising:

• a source to fluidly communicate with one or more evacuating openings on a cap assembly affixed to a bottle, the source is configured to apply a suction to the one or more evacuating openings causing at least a perimeter of a self-sealing membrane to be displaced upward from a floor of a funnel into a gap to allow fluid communication between the source and the bottle to draw a fluid from the bottle such that an interior of the bottle reaches a desired pressure, the source further adapted to disconnect from the one or more evacuating openings on the cap assembly;
• the cap assembly includes:
• the funnel configured to be positioned in the neck of the bottle, the funnel having a first portion and a second portion, where the second portion extends radially outward from the first portion to form the floor on an interior thereof and a shoulder on an exterior thereof, the first portion defining a first bore and the second portion defining a second bore fluidly connected to the first bore;
• a serum stopper configured to be positioned within the funnel, the serum stopper having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the serum stopper sized to fit within the first bore of the funnel, and the second portion of the serum stopper having the self-sealing membrane and the perimeter, the perimeter of the serum stopper extends radially outward of the first portion to overlap at least a portion of the floor and within an interior of a portion of the second bore of the funnel when the first portion of the serum stopper is inserted within the first bore of the funnel;
• and
• a cap configured to be affixed to the bottle, the cap having a cap wall sized to fit over the funnel and a cover portion extending radially inward from the cap wall, the cover portion defining the one or more evacuating openings.

A method, comprising:

• constructing a bottle;
• coupling a cap assembly to the bottle, the cap assembly is removeable from the bottle and includes:
• a funnel configured to be positioned in the neck of the bottle, the funnel having a first portion and a second portion, where the second portion extends radially outward from the first portion to form a floor on an interior thereof and a shoulder on an exterior thereof, the first portion defining a first bore and the second portion defining a second bore fluidly connected to the first bore;
• a serum stopper configured to be positioned within the funnel, the serum stopper having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the serum stopper sized to fit within the first bore of the funnel, and the second portion of the serum stopper having a self-sealing membrane, the second portion of the serum stopper having a perimeter sitting on top of the floor and within an interior of the second bore of the funnel when the first portion of the serum stopper is inserted within the first bore of the funnel;
• and
• a cap configured to be affixed to the bottle, the cap having a cap wall sized to fit over the funnel and a cover portion extending radially inward from the cap wall, the cover portion defining one or more evacuating openings;
• applying a pressure differential relative to an interior of the bottle to create a suction at the one or more evacuating openings to draw a portion of the perimeter of the self-sealing membrane away from the floor a distance effective to provide a fluid communication between the first bore of the funnel and the second bore of the funnel;
• maintaining the suction until a selected pressure is achieved within the interior of the bottle;
• and
• withdrawing the suction, wherein the selected pressure within the bottle draws the portion of the perimeter of the self-sealing membrane against the floor of the funnel to reseal the interior of the bottle.