Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Melissa J Skelnik

Sidney T Smith

Larry A Rosenbaum

Bradley H Buchanan

Gregg Nebgen

William S Hurst

Steven H Giovanetto

Adel M Sadik

William S Hoerle

The present invention provides a receptacle for a therapeutic fluid susceptible to deterioration on exposure to a gas such as oxygen or carbon dioxide. The receptacle has walls of sheet material each including at least one layer forming a barrier essentially impermeable to such gas, and a seal sealing the walls together in a region thereof. A transfer tube is sealed in the seal having a proximal end in the receptacle, a distal end accessible from outside the receptacle, a flow passage extending between said proximal and distal ends, and a closure blocking flow through the flow passage adapted to be pierced by a tubular needle for transfer of therapeutic through the needle. The transfer tube and closure are essentially impermeable to said gas.

High gas barrier receptacle and closure assembly

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Wonder Lake, IL, United States of America

Melissa J Skelnik