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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 13, 1999
Monty E. Vincent, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John R. Costello, Jr., Tecumseh, MI (US);
Jonathan N. Lipsky, Hanover, MA (US);
Ralph W. Collins, Green Harbor, MA (US);
Robert A. Giacobbe, Rahway, NJ (US);
Other;
Abstract
A closure (,) for sealing a micro-organism container (,) is disclosed. The closure (,) includes a resilient seal (,) for sealing the container (,), a passageway (,) extending through the seal (,), or filter media (,) extending across the passageway (,) integrally molded to the seal (,) for allowing sterile gas exchange therethrough. A method of making a flask closure (,) is also disclosed. The method includes molding a sealing member (,) having a port (,) extending therethrough while simultaneously sealing a peripheral edge (,) of a filter media (,) within the passageway (,).