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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2009
Filed:
May. 10, 2005
Joseph V. Ranalletta, Englewood, CO (US);
Robert S. Brereton, Centennial, CO (US);
Joseph V. Ranalletta, Englewood, CO (US);
Robert S. Brereton, Centennial, CO (US);
Baxa Corporation, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
An improved sterile docking apparatus for a medical-liquid, male connectors includes a holding member having an opening for matably receiving a nozzle end of a medical-liquid, male connector therethrough, and a film member disposed across the opening, wherein the film member is stretchable to envelope and thereby isolate a nozzle end of a medical-liquid, male connector that is inserted into the opening of the holding member. The film member may be elastic, wherein it substantially returns to an initial configuration after removal of a nozzle end of a medical-liquid, male connector from the opening of the holding member. An interconnection surface may be provided on the holding member of the docking apparatus to interface with a complimentary interconnection surface of a medical-liquid, male connector so as to maintain the nozzle end of the medical-liquid, male connector in an enveloped position during docking.