Container for pump system
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsJames M. Olson, Michael Hegland, Dale F. Seeley
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Abstract
A container for housing a fluid therapeutic composition includes a rigid housing, a collapsible bag and a seal. The housing has an opening and an interior surface. The interior surface forms a cavity having a volume. The bag is disposed in the housing and is expandable to contact the interior surface of the housing and occupy the entire volume of the cavity when filled with the fluid therapeutic composition. The bag has an opening that is fixed in proximity to the opening of the housing. The seal is configured to prevent air from entering the bag via the bag opening and to prevent air from entering the cavity of the housing via the housing opening.
Claims13
A container for housing a therapeutic fluid, the container comprising:
- a housing having an opening and an interior surface, the interior surface forming a cavity having a volume;
- a collapsible bag for containing the therapeutic fluid, wherein the bag is disposed in the housing and expandable to contact the entire interior surface of the housing, wherein the bag has an opening to allow the therapeutic fluid to be introduced into, or exit from, the bag, and wherein the opening of the bag is fixed in proximity to the opening of the housing;
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- a seal configured to prevent air from entering the bag via the bag opening and to prevent air from entering the cavity of the housing via the housing opening,
- wherein the housing comprises an actuatable vent apparatus configured to allow air to flow between the outside of the housing and the cavity of the housing, when actuated,
- wherein the housing is formed from glass and the actuatable vent apparatus comprises a depressable actuator member configured to cause a crack in the glass housing to form a passageway extending from the cavity of the housing to the exterior of the housing, when depressed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.