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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2007
Bradley H. Buchanan, Sonoma, CA (US);
Arnold C. Bilstad, Deerfield, IL (US);
T. Michael Dennehey, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
David V. Bacehowski, Grayslake, IL (US);
Bradley H. Buchanan, Sonoma, CA (US);
Arnold C. Bilstad, Deerfield, IL (US);
T. Michael Dennehey, Arlington Heights, IL (US);
David V. Bacehowski, Grayslake, IL (US);
HyClone Laboratories, Inc., Logan, UT (US);
Abstract
A system for forming a fluid connection includes a first connector and a second connector. Both connectors include a tubular body having a membrane mounted on a distal end thereof. A support member facilitates the coupling of the connectors together so that the membranes are abutted together. Radiant energy is applied to the abutted membranes so as to first sterilize the membranes and then melt the membranes so that a passage is formed therethrough.