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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2008
Steven C. Jepson, Palatine, IL (US);
James B. Winje, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Mark C. Perry, McHenry, IL (US);
David D. Hsu, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Dan Liu, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Richard F. Chamernik, Beach Park, IL (US);
Eric J. Henaut, Arquennes, BE;
Gianni Di Stefani, Ath, BE;
Georges Rondeau, Braffe, BE;
Lewis E. Daniels, Jr., Wonder Lake, IL (US);
Steven C. Jepson, Palatine, IL (US);
James B. Winje, Franklin Park, IL (US);
Mark C. Perry, McHenry, IL (US);
David D. Hsu, Morton Grove, IL (US);
Dan Liu, Buffalo Grove, IL (US);
Richard F. Chamernik, Beach Park, IL (US);
Eric J. Henaut, Arquennes, BE;
Gianni Di Stefani, Ath, BE;
Georges Rondeau, Braffe, BE;
Lewis E. Daniels, Jr., Wonder Lake, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Abstract
A port assembly includes a housing with an opening and a bore therethrough, a slit septum disposed in the bore to control access through the opening, a base joined to the housing and having a membrane attached thereto, a perforator having a first end abutting the slit septum and a second end aligned with the membrane, and a resilient member disposed between the perforator and the base. The port assembly may be used in a fluid container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The at least one conduit may be defined, at least in part, by the port assembly.