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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4829746 | Apparatus for placing a web of film under tension An apparatus for placing a folded web of film under tension comprising at least one pair of rollers, a first side of the folded web of film being fed between the pair of rollers, the pair of rollers being mounted out of parallel to the first side of the f... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4654240 | Laminate film for flexible containers A laminate film for producing a flexible container comprising an outermost layer made of polyethylene terephthalate or biaxially oriented polypropylene, an intermediate layer made of a polyamide optionally layered with a highly transparent resin, and an i... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4640424 | Self-opening nipple construction and nursing container A nipple assembly is disclosed for attachment to sealed nursing containers which includes accessing means for accessing the container contents by manipulating the nipple assembly. In one embodiment, the accessing means is disposed within a flexible nipple... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4640425 | One-piece nursing container with means for storing nipple A container such as a nursing container, fabricated from a single web of flexible material, is provided. The container maintains the nursing fluid or other liquid and an attached nipple or other access assembly in a sterile condition until use. The walls ... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4623069 | Nipple and nursing container An artifical nipple is disclosed which is interactive with an infant to provide a stimulus/response operation. The nipple portion has a generally cylindrically shaped, but undulated deformable outer wall closed at one end and a resilient elongated member ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4607671 | Reconstitution device A reconstitution device for constituting a drug in a standard drug vial with a liquid in a second container such as a parenteral solution container is provided. The reconstitution device 10 includes a housing 52 and a hollow, double-pointed needle 54 moun... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4597758 | Sealing closure for a Luer fitting in open communication with a pressurized liquid supply A sealing closure for a male Luer fitment includes a rigid hollow cap and flange means for a pressure lock with the fitment. The sealing closure includes a compressively retained elastomeric insert which deforms over time to compensate for creep between t... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4589879 | Cannula assembly having closed, pressure-removable piercing tip A cannula assembly especially for medical use is disclosed which virtually eliminates coring during the piercing of a barrier. The cannula assembly includes a hollow cylindrical shank and a piercing tip removably mounted in and closing one end of the shan... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4576017 | Insulated shipping container A container is disclosed for maintaining its contents at a desired temperature for an extended period of time such as for use in shipping contents in a frozen condition. The container includes an outer shell which is substantially airtight and which has a... | 03/18/1986 |
| 4568366 | In-line filter An in-line set filter for parenteral solution sets and the like which comprises a tubular housing having first and second ends. A bundle of filter tubes is positioned within the housing, the filter tubes preferably being folded so that all ends of the fil... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4539172 | Method of blowmolding a container having an integral inner dispensing outlet A method is disclosed for forming, filling and hermetically sealing a blowmolded container having a sterile integral inner dispensing outlet, all in a single sterile operation. The method is directed toward establishing a preferably hermetic seal between ... | 09/03/1985 |
| 4526803 | Transparentizing A generally non-transparent substrate is rendered substantially transparent, for example at a particular location or locations thereon, by electrostatically depositing finely divided transparentizing particles onto the substrate and then heating those par... | 07/02/1985 |
| 4519499 | Container having a selectively openable seal line and peelable barrier means A unique container is disclosed which has at least three chambers for the separate storage and selective mixing of at least two components. The container includes two outer flexible sheets and an inner, diaphragm sheet, all sealed about their peripheries ... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4511529 | Method of making a bottle closure A one-piece integral plastic container is disclosed which has an outer closure or overcap removable along a frangible line of weakness, and a separately-formed inner closure that is maintained in sterile condition by the outer closure until the container ... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4507114 | Multiple chamber container having leak detection compartment A container (34) includes first and second chambers (40, 42) for the storage of two substances (44, 46) such as medical liquids. The chambers are separated by a chamber-communicating assembly (61) which is selectively opened by an operator for mixture of ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4496046 | Multiple chamber container with inner diaphragm and intermediate chamber A two chamber container for the separate storage and selective mixing of two components is disclosed. The container includes two outer flexible thermoplastic sheets and an inner, diaphragm sheet. A unique seal line structure is formed between one of the o... | 01/29/1985 |
| 4495135 | Method for forming container having re-entrant flange A unitary, thermoformed container having an undercut or re-entrant seal flange is provided. The container is made in a molding method and apparatus in which a flange-forming portion thereof has a short-stroke gate assembly that opens after the unitary, th... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4458733 | Mixing apparatus Apparatus for selectively mixing two components such as a powder and a liquid in a quick and efficient manner. The apparatus includes a compressible chamber with a liquid component therein, the compressible chamber including gas-trapping and reservoir com... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4434904 | Bottle closure A plastic container and a three-piece closure system therefor are disclosed. The container has a threaded neck defining a dispensing outlet. A separate closure covers the dispensing outlet and is heat-sealed to the threaded neck, forming a frangible secti... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4434963 | Slide clamp including elevation stabilizer A slide clamp for flexible medical tubing is disclosed that includes a slot having receiving and crimping portions. A stabilizer projects into the receiving portion so that the slide clamp may be kept at any selected elevation along the tubing length when... | 03/06/1984 |
| 4433974 | Mixing system for parenteral liquids A system for the preparation of parenteral nutrient solutions from two or more substrates such as amino acids and carbohydrates in a virtually aseptic environment. A closed system is formed with the substrate supply containers, incorporating conduit exten... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4432760 | Administration set including burette with pivotable air valve An administration set including a burette with an air valve communicating with the burette chamber. The air valve comprises a stationary port extending from a top portion of the burette chamber with a fitting closing the port except for a small passageway... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4432755 | Sterile coupling A sterile coupling enabling the selective establishment of a sterile pathway between two separate receptacles. A preferably injection molded plastic junction is made about at least the end portions of access means to each of the separate receptacles. The ... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4419323 | Method for manufacturing a plastic container with non-coring penetrable wall portion A plastic blow-molded container is disclosed having a penetrable wall portion or site which is sufficiently thin to permit piercing by a needle, spike or the like without coring or fragmenting, and a thicker recessed wall portion adjacent to the penetrabl... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4413990 | Air bypass valve assembly for a medical fluid administration set A bypass valve assembly is provided in a medical fluid administration set to prevent rupture of a hydrophilic membrane valve of a burette in the administration set, eliminating the need for additional procedural safeguards by medical personnel during prim... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4412573 | Injection site An improved injection site (18) for a medical fluid container (10) is provided, along with a procedure facilitating the automated assembly of the injection site (18). An oversized, compressible situs (22) is retained in compressive relation to a generally... | 11/01/1983 |
| 4411662 | Sterile coupling A sterile coupling enabling the selective establishment of a sterile pathway between two separate receptacles. A preferably injection molded plastic junction is made about at least the end portions of access means to each of the separate receptacles. The ... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4411654 | Peelable catheter with securing ring and suture sleeve An introducer catheter (22) through which a primary device (38) may be inserted having a slidable sleeve (16), which prevents premature disruption of the peelable catheter tube (14) and which also remains in position on the primary device (38) after the i... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4410321 | Closed drug delivery system A closed system for separately storing and selectively mixing two components, such as a drug and a diluent, under sterile conditions. The closed system can incorporate a drug vial of standard construction. A unique junction of the closed system permits a ... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4405316 | Injection site with check valve inlet A check valve housing is rigidly attached to the first inlet of an injection site having a body portion, a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The check valve housing encloses a duckbill valve member and has an interior wall which securely and fric... | 09/20/1983 |
| 4402417 | Bottle opening ring having shock absorbing means An opening ring (40) for a bottle (29) has a closure element (36) attached to the bottle neck (30) at a frangible section (38). The opening ring (40) includes rigid shock absorbing means such as a collar (58) to protect the bottle from unwanted opening of... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4396385 | Flow metering apparatus for a fluid infusion system Metering apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid through a fluid infusion system at an operator-designated rate includes a single-use cassette having a syringe-type pump in the flow system. The cassette is removably mounted on actuator apparatus which... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4396383 | Multiple chamber solution container including positive test for homogenous mixture A container having a unique two chamber construction provides for the passive mixing of two supply solutions having different specific gravities into a single homogenous solution in a closed environment. The container includes means for a positive test th... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4393909 | Universal administration port An administration port (14) for medical fluid containers (10) is provided which creates a proper seal with a broad dimensional range of cannulas. The port includes an inwardly tapered end 28 which can flex outwardly during insertion of a cannula (16). The... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4367736 | System for detecting bubble formation in clear and opaque fluids A system for use in flow metering apparatus for detecting bubble formation in both clear and opaque fluids in an administration set includes a light source and a light detector positioned on opposite sides of a transparent tubing segment of the administra... | 01/11/1983 |
| 4366913 | Plastic closure system with an annular rib gasket retention means A closure system for a container having a neck with a cap support flange extending radially outwardly around the neck. A resilient gasket encircles the neck and overlies the cap support flange, to be compressed by a closure cap which is attached to the ne... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4337769 | Pressure infusion module A liquid administration device comprises a flexible, collapsible bag for the liquid, an outlet tube communicating with the bag and a rigid housing enclosing the bag with the outlet tube projecting outwardly therefrom. Flexible, compressed cellular materia... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4336802 | Parenteral solution container for aseptic mixing A flexible, flat-collapsible bag containing parenteral solution may be adapted for aseptically receiving and mixing the contents of another container, with the flat-collapsible bag preferably initially containing, prior to receiving said contents, a liqui... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4332247 | Administration set including burette with pivotable air valve An administration set including a burette with an air valve communicating with the burette chamber. The air valve comprises a stationary port extending from a top portion of the burette chamber with a fitting closing the port except for a small passageway... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4328376 | Method of removing fluorinated olefin byproduct formed during the synthesis of a fluorinated ether The method of removing fluorinated olefin byproduct formed during the synthesis of a fluoromethylhexafluoroisopropyl ether product or the like comprises: adding ammonia or an amine to the mixture to react with the fluorinated olefin byproduct, and thereaf... | 05/04/1982 |
