US 12,213,943 B2
Connector for a medical container
Lars Karlsson, Älvsjö (SE); and Torsten Brandenburger, Reichelsheim (DE)
Assigned to Fresenius Kabi AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed by Fresenius Kabi AB, Uppsala (SE)
Filed on Jul. 3, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/217,804.
Application 18/217,804 is a continuation of application No. 15/572,550, abandoned, previously published as PCT/EP2016/059897, filed on May 3, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 15166901 (EP), filed on May 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2023/0338236 A1, Oct. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. A61J 1/14 (2023.01); A61J 1/10 (2006.01); A61J 1/18 (2023.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61J 1/1475 (2013.01) [A61J 1/10 (2013.01); A61J 1/18 (2013.01); A61J 1/1425 (2015.05); A61M 39/20 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
14. A connector for a medical container, the connector comprising:
a connector element defining an inner lumen extending axially from a first end of the connector element to a second end of the connector element that is opposite the first end, the connector element comprising:
a fastening section at the first end of the connector element, the fastening section configured to be secured to the medical container;
a pinch-off section extending from the fastening section towards the second end of the connector element;
a head section extending from the pinch-off section towards the second end of the connector element, wherein the head section comprises:
a locking rim, and
another rim that extends radially beyond the locking rim, the another rim being closer to the first end of the connector element than the locking rim;
a deflection element directly connected to and extending from the another rim towards the first end of the connector element,
wherein the deflection element terminates at an end that extends into a portion of the inner lumen defined by the pinch-off section to protect the pinch-off section without hindering pinching of the pinch-off section; and
a closure element configured to lock to the locking rim of the head section and that axially terminates at the another rim of the head section when the closure element is locked to the connector element.