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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1995
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael T Ling, Vernon Hills, IL (US);
Lecon Woo, Libertyville, IL (US);
Ying-Cheng Lo, Green Oaks, IL (US);
Patrick Balteau, Saint-Denis, BE;
F Peluso, Heverlee, BE;
Assignee:
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 326 ; 604 85 ; 604203 ; 604905 ;
Abstract
An improved system and method for providing sterile connections. To this end, a device is provided comprising a body, a chamber defined, at least in part, by a portion of the body, the chamber including an interior having a solid sterilizing agent that can sublimate at ambient conditions, and a member that defines., in part, the chamber and is so constructed and arranged to allow the solid sterilizing agent to release in a rate controlled manner through the member.