Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Sue Rosenbaum, Legal Representative

Sidney T Smith

Gregg Nebgen

Steven H Giovanetto

Larry A Rosenbaum

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.

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Gurnee, IL, United States of America

Sue Rosenbaum, Legal Representative