US 11,850,391 B2
Aseptic connector
Eric Faldt, Uppsala (SE); and Klaus Gebauer, Uppsala (SE)
Assigned to CYTIVA SWEDEN AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed by Cytiva Sweden AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed on Feb. 12, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/174,533.
Application 17/174,533 is a division of application No. 15/625,401, filed on Jun. 16, 2017, granted, now 10,946,183.
Application 15/625,401 is a division of application No. 14/385,307, abandoned, previously published as PCT/SE2013/050328, filed on Mar. 25, 2013.
Claims priority of application No. 1250301-7 (SE), filed on Mar. 27, 2012.
Prior Publication US 2021/0162192 A1, Jun. 3, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 39/16 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); F16L 39/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/18 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/105 (2013.01) [A61M 39/16 (2013.01); A61M 39/18 (2013.01); F16L 39/00 (2013.01); F16L 2201/44 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aseptic manifold comprising,
a first connection unit having a first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side, wherein the first side of the first connection unit comprises four first ports and the second side of the first connection unit comprises a first terminal end surface, wherein the first terminal end surface is provided with four first openings sealed by a first film and each first opening is in fluid communication with a corresponding first port, and
a second connection unit having a first side and a second side that is opposite to the first side, wherein the first side of the second connection unit comprises four second ports and the second side of the second connection unit comprises a second terminal end surface, wherein the second terminal end surface is provided with four second openings sealed by a second film and each second opening is in fluid communication with a corresponding second port,
wherein each of the first openings is positioned to coincide with a corresponding second opening when the units are connected,
wherein the first openings are arranged in a straight line along the first terminal end surface, and
wherein the second openings are arranged in a straight line along the second terminal end surface,
wherein the first film of the first connection unit is adapted to be mated with the second film of the second connection unit such that when the first and the second connection units are connected to each other the mated films are adapted to be pulled out together to allow the first and second terminal end surfaces to mate aseptically,
wherein two ends of each of the first film and the second film extend laterally beyond corresponding two ends of the first and second connection unit, and
wherein each of the first film and the second film is unfolded.