Port assembly for use with needleless connector

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(12) Umted States Patent (10) Patent N6.= US 8,172,823 B2 Rondeau et al. (45) Date of Patent: May 8, 2012 (54) PORT ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH 3,977,555 A * 8/1976 Larson ........................ .. 215/247 NEEDLELESS CONNECTOR , 2 gayham at a1~ , , ujan (75) Inventors: Georges Rondeau, Braffe (BE); Gianni A égrtaglset 31‘ D1 Stefani, Ath (BE); Eric J. Henaut, 433403049 A 7/ 1982 Mnnseh Arquennes (BE); Steven C. Jepson, 4,386,622 A 6/1983 Munsch Palatine, IL (U S); Mark C. Perry, (Continued) McHenry, IL (US); James B. Winje, Franklin Park, IL (US); Richard F. FOREIGN PATENT DOCUMENTS Chamernik, Beach Park, IL (US) DE 29800107 3/1998 (73) Assignees: Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (Continued) (US); Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon) (CH) OTHER PUBLICATIONS _ _ _ _ _ _ International Search Report and Written Opinion for corresponding ( * ) NOnCe' Sstbelgtctigoeielgneisgl:;I1:53;1;;§:1E11;;t1;1§ International Application No. PCT/US09/45273, 11 pages (Sep. 2, 2009). U.S.C. l54(b) by 499 days. (Continued) (21) Appl.No.: 12/167,398 (22) Filed: Jul‘ 3, 2008 Primary Examiner T Leslie Deak . Assistant Examiner T Adam Marcetlch (65) Prior Publication Data (74) Attorney, Agent, orFirm T Marshall, Gerstein& Borun LLP US 2010/0004619 A1 Jan. 7, 2010 (51) Int. Cl. (57) ABSTRACT A port assembly includes a valve housing with an inlet open‘ ing, a valve disposed in the valve housing to control access F1 6K 51/00 (200601) through the inlet opening, and a base joined to the valve (52) U.S. Cl. ...... .. 604/407; 604/411; 604/415; 604/416; housing and having a bore therethrough The bore has a 251/142 closed end defined by a frangible barrier, and a pushrod is (58) Field of Classification Search ................ .. 604/403, disposed in the here hetWeen the Valve and the frangible _ _ 604/408, 411: 412: 41_4> 415: 416 barrier, axial movement ofthe pushrod causing rupture ofthe See aPP11Cat1On file for Complete Search h1SIOI'Y- frangible barrier. The port assembly may be used in a fluid _ container that includes a receptacle for retaining a fluid, and at (56) References Clted least one conduit in communication with the receptacle. The

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