Disposable processing bag with alignment feature
AssigneeEMD Millipore Corporation
InventorsJames Hobson, James Austin, Boris Pesakovich, Elias G. Noukas, Thomas Janko, Shaun McMahon
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Abstract
The present invention is an alignment device for a bag containing one or more ports. The alignment device is attached to either the one or more ports or to the bag adjacent the one or more ports. The plate has an indicator or a unique outer edge shape that is designed to fit into a corresponding unique opening in a holder to ensure proper alignment of the bag and its port(s) in the holder. The plate is has a series of holes equal to and in alignment with the one or more ports of the bag and the port(s) extend through the holes of the plate.
Claims19
A disposable processing bag formed of one or more pieces of plastic sealed to form a closed container, one or more ports formed in the bag to provide access to an interior of the bag for the introduction and/or removal of materials to the bag and an alignment plate attached to the bag adjacent the one or more ports, the plate having one or more channels extending from an outer edge of the plate to one or more holes or knockout plugs that correspond to one or more ports in the bag wherein the outer edge corresponds to the opening of a corresponding holder, and the plate fits into and aligns with the opening in the holder in only one orientation for proper alignment of the bag within the holder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.