Fluid transfer connector

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10857068-B2
Application number	US-201715440105-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2017
Priority date	Feb 24, 2016
Publication date	Dec 8, 2020
Grant date	Dec 8, 2020

Abstract

A fluid transfer connector or adapter for coupling to a container or pharmacy bottle for facilitating the transfer of fluid or medicine from the bottle to a syringe, or from the syringe to the bottle. Optionally, an additional connector can be provided for coupling the fluid transfer connector to the syringe.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bottle adapter connector comprising:
a cylindrical body comprising an outer peripheral surface having an outer diameter D 1 at an upper end and a lower end of the body and a length H extending from the upper end to the lower end of the body, the outer peripheral surface defining a plurality of outer peripheral steps laterally offset from each other extending along the entire length H, and an inner peripheral surface;
a recess defined by the inner peripheral surface of the body, a base member, and a male coupling centrally positioned on the base member, the male coupling comprising a conduit extending therethrough;
wherein the bottle adapter connector is configured to engage a bottle opening having an interior diameter of up to 5 millimeters difference with respect to the diameter D 1 of the body.

2. The bottle adapter connector of claim 1 , wherein the male coupling comprises a male ISO 80369-3 compatible coupling.

3. The bottle adapter of claim 2 , wherein the male ISO 80369-3 compatible coupling is configured for engagement with a female ISO 80369-3 compatible coupling.

4. The bottle adapter connector of claim 1 , wherein the conduit comprises a cylindrical shape along the length H.

5. The bottle adapter connector of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of outer peripheral steps are resilient and flexible, further wherein the outer peripheral surface comprises a bellows shape formed by the plurality of outer peripheral steps.

6. The bottle adapter connector of claim 5 , wherein the diameter D 1 is in a range between about 12-28 millimeters.

7. The bottle adapter of claim 1 , further comprising a cap tethered to the body of the bottle adapter.

8. The bottle adapter of claim 1 , wherein the base member is substantially flexible and elastically deformable such that the male coupling is movable in an axial direction.

9. The bottle adapter of claim 8 , wherein the male coupling extends beyond an end of the body such that closure of a cap atop the connector causes axial displacement of the male coupling, and wherein the conduit is generally sealed with the cap.

Assignees

• Neomed Inc

Inventors

• Davis Benjamin M
• Costello Mark M
• Ledwith Brian

Classifications

• B65D47/141

  for stoppers · CPC title

• B65D41/0485

  with means specially adapted for facilitating the operation of opening or closing · CPC title

• A61J1/1481

  with connection retaining means, e.g. thread or snap-fit · CPC title

• B65D47/14

  and closure-retaining means · CPC title

• A61J1/1487

  with friction fit, e.g. connecting tubes directly to a protruding port · CPC title