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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2012
John A. Domkowski, Kenosha, WI (US);
John Sundquist, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Benjamin Leo Rush, Wilmette, IL (US);
David L. Foshee, Apex, NC (US);
Theodore J. Mosler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Edward Browka, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
John A. Domkowski, Kenosha, WI (US);
John Sundquist, Glen Ellyn, IL (US);
Benjamin Leo Rush, Wilmette, IL (US);
David L. Foshee, Apex, NC (US);
Theodore J. Mosler, Raleigh, NC (US);
Edward Browka, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, the invention is directed to a port assembly for establishing fluid communication between a first container and a second container. The port assembly includes a retainer for connecting a first container, where the retainer is positioned in a cavity defined by a port housing that includes an axially fixed actuator. The housing also includes a plug member constructed to seal a fluid passageway between the port housing and an interior of a second container. The plug member is configured to move axially relative to the actuator. Rotation of the retainer relative to the actuator causes the plug member to move to an open position in which it does not seal a fluid passageway between the port housing and an interior of a second container. The rotation of the retainer relative to the port housing also causes the retainer to move axially relative to the port housing so that the actuator forces a stopper associated with a first container connected to the retainer into a first container.