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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Inventor:
Christian Stonig, Ernstbrunn N, AT;
Assignee:
Fenwal, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 3/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 1/02 (2006.01); A61J 1/10 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26F 3/00 (2013.01); A61M 39/221 (2013.01); A61J 1/10 (2013.01); A61J 1/1475 (2013.01); A61M 1/02 (2013.01); A61M 2039/222 (2013.01); Y10T 225/371 (2015.04);
Abstract
Apparatus and method are disclosed for opening a frangible internal cannula located in flexible fluid flow path. The frangible cannula has first and second portions joined by a frangible junction and the apparatus and method cause bending of one portion of the cannula relative to the other portion that results in breaking of the frangible junction and opening of the flow path to fluid flow therethrough.