Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
In a connector assembly for sterile connection of two internally sterile containers or tubings, comprising: a first connector having a male part inside a housing, a connecting device to connect said first connector to a first container or tubing, and a first deformable barrier spaced from the male part to define a chamber between said male part and said first barrier, and a second connector having a female part, a connecting device to connect said second connector to a second container or tubing, and a second deformable barrier closing the female part, wherein by connecting said first and second connectors, both of said deformable barriers are brought into contact with each other so that the male part of the first connector is pushed through the second barrier, closing the female part of the second connector, the improvement wherein said second barrier is mounted in the female part so that said second barrier is pushed entirely through said first barrier during the connection of said first and second connectors, and into the chamber between said male part and said first barrier, before the male part can penetrate said second barrier, and wherein at least the second barrier is comprised of a resilient material which during disconnection of said first and second connectors is restored in said chamber in the original, closing condition.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
In a connector assembly for sterile connection of two internally sterile containers or tubings, comprising: a first connector having a male part inside a housing, a connecting device to connect said first connector to a first container or tubing, and a first deformable barrier spaced from the male part to define a chamber between said male part and said first barrier, and a second connector having a female part, a connecting device to connect said second connector to a second container or tubing, and a second deformable barrier closing the female part, wherein by connecting said first and second connectors, both of said deformable barriers are brought into contact with each other so that the male part of the first connector is pushed through the second barrier, closing the female part of the second connector, the improvement wherein said second barrier is mounted in the female part so that said second barrier is pushed entirely through said first barrier during the connection of said first and second connectors, and into the chamber between said male part and said first barrier, before the male part can penetrate said second barrier, and wherein at least the second barrier is comprised of a resilient material which during disconnection of said first and second connectors is restored in said chamber in the original, closing condition.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the first barrier is also comprised of a resilient material which behaves as an air tight closure ring around the female part when the female part is pushed through the first barrier, and which is restored in the original, closing condition during said disconnection of the first and second connectors.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
55 words
The connector assembly of claims 1 or 2, wherein a housing associated with the first connector is mounted to slide telescopically along a housing associated with the second connector, and wherein said housings are provided with cooperating positioning members for fixing a first position in which a very small distance is maintained between the barriers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein said housings are provided with cooperating positioning members for fixing a second position in which the male part takes its final position in the female part.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the positioning members are snap members.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The connector assembly of claim 4, wherein the positioning members are a double bayonet closure.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
13 words
The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the positioning members are snap members.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
The connector assembly of claim 3, wherein the positioning members are a double bayonet closure.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The connector assembly of claim 1, wherein the chamber of the first connector communicates with the exterior through a channel provided with a bacterial filter.