CA1121844A - Connector member for sealed conduits - Google Patents

Connector member for sealed conduits

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CA1121844A
CA1121844A CA000342583A CA342583A CA1121844A CA 1121844 A CA1121844 A CA 1121844A CA 000342583 A CA000342583 A CA 000342583A CA 342583 A CA342583 A CA 342583A CA 1121844 A CA1121844 A CA 1121844A
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Prior art keywords
housing
wall
interior
conduit
hollow interior
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French (fr)
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Daniel B. Granzow
David W. Ammann
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Baxter International Inc
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Baxter Travenol Laboratories Inc
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Priority to CA390,490A priority Critical patent/CA1133539A/en
Priority to CA000390491A priority patent/CA1143410A/en
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Abstract

IMPROVED CONNECTOR MEMBER FOR SEALED CONDUITS
Inventors: David W. Ammann Daniel B. Granzow ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE

An improved connector member is provided for providing sealed and preferably sterile connection between a pair of conduits which each terminate in a hollow, trans-parent housing where some of the wall portion of each housing comprises an opaque wall portion sealed to the remainder of the housing. The opaque wall portions of each housing are positioned in facing contact with each other and are held in sealed, retentive relationship so that exposure to radiant energy causes them to fuse and open an aperture therethrough.
In accordance with this invention, improved retention means are provided to permit the respective housings to be moved together in a path which is generally parallel to the opaque walls into sliding retaining relation. Also, the conduit com-municating with the housings may be internally sealed, being openable from the exterior.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
In Canadian Patcnt Application Serial No. 313,096, filed October 11, 1978, assigned to the assignee of the present inven-tion, a connector member is shown for providing preferably sterile connection between the ends of conduits, for example, conduits which communicate with blood bags. Accordingly, when sealed, sterile connection is guaranteed, portions of blooa, blood components, or other medical materials, for example, can be removed from one container and placed in another in sterile manner, after the connection has been made and a sealed con-nection provided by exposure to radiant energy as described in the previously cited application.
This present application relates to improvements in the design of the connector member, for added convenience and reliability of manufacture and use.
DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
In its broadest form the present invention overcomes the problems of the prior art by providing an assembly adapted for connection with a container having an interior and an opening communicating with the interior and with the atmosphere, the assembly comprising: conduit means adapted for communica-tion with the container opening to establish flow communication with the container interior, the conduit means including a meltable portion made of a radiant energy absorbing material and operative for forming, in response to the application of radiant energy to melt the portion, an opening in the portion and communicating with the interior of the conduit means, and flow control means in the conduit means between the meltable portion and the container opening for normally blocking flow communication through the conduit means between the container interior and the meltable portion and manually operative for selectively permitting the flow communication.

sd/~ 2-In accordance with this invention, retention means are carried by the connector elements of the connector mem-ber for retaining the housings together. The retention means include trac~-defining gripper arm means positioned adjacent the first end of each housing, and flange means positioned adjacent a second end of the housing. The flange means of each housing are adapted to fit in sliding, retaining relation within the track defined by the gripper arms means of the other housing, to retain the housing together in the sealed retentive relation with the opaque wall portions in facing contact. The flange means and the tracks defined by the gripper arm means occupy a plane which is parallel to the facing opaque wall portions.
Prer~- a~ly, the track-defining gripper arm means lr, -o.,.~ ~es an opposed pair of gripper arms positioned on one side of each connector element. Similarly, the flange means preferably comprises an opposed pair of straight flanges positioned and proportioned to be received by the gripper arms of the other connector elements.
2a Also, each connector element has a conduit member which communicates with the hollow interior of the housing.
The conduit member in turn may be positioned in sealed re-lation within the bore of the flexible tubing which may communicate with a blood bag or the like so that each con-nector element provides a sealed end to the flexible tubing.
The outer end of the conduit member, generally positioned within the bore of the flexible tubing, preferably defines a closed end wall with a projecting member extending outwardly from the closed end wall. Accordingly, manual bending of the projecting member can cause the rupture of 11'~18~

the end wall to permit the opening of the outer end of the conduit member, Referring to the drawings, Figure 1 is an eleva-tional view of a pair of connector elements prior to being positioned together into a sealed connector member.
Figure 2 is a partial vertical sectional view of the connector member made from the separate connector ele-ments of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of a lQ; connector element of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is an end elevational view of a connector element of Figure 1.
Figure 5 is a top plan view of a connector element of Figure 1.
Figure 6 is an end elevational view of the connector member of Figure 2.
Figure ~ is a plan view of the connector element of Figure 2.
Figure 8 is an elevational view, taken partly in --section, of a pair of connector elements of a different embo- i-diment of this invention, prior to being joined together into a sealed connector member.
Figure 9 is a top plan view of the connector element of Figure 8.
Figure 10 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of the connector member made from the joined connector ele-ments of Figure 8.
Figure 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of a single connector member of Figure 10.
Figure 12 is an elevational view, with parts broken away, of the ]oined connector elements of Figure 10.
Eigure 13 is a plan view of the joined connector elements of Figure 10 and appears with Fi~ure 12 on the same sheet as Figure 6.
Referring to Figures 1 through 5, a first embodiment of a connector member 10 which is made of its component connector elements 12, 14, is shown. Each of the pair of connector elements 12, 14 comprises a hollow, transparent housing 16 with the hollow interior 20 of each housing being sealable from the exterior.
A portion of the wall of each housing comprises an opaque wall portion 22 separating the hollow housing interior 20 from the exterior. Each opaque wall portion is sealed to the remainder of its transparent housing about the periphery of the wall portion 22.
Each housing 16 of the connector elements 12, 14 are adapted to be positioned together with the housing of the corres- !
ponding connector element, with the opaque wall portions 22 being positioned in facing contact with each other as shown in Figure
2, and held in sealed, retentive relationship. Accordingly, upon exposure of the connected housing to radiant energy, in the manner described in the previously cited Canadian application Serial No. 313,096 filed October 11, 1978, the opaque wall portions in facing contact can fuse together and open an aperture therethrough.
Opaque wall portions 22 may preferably be made of an organic theremoplastic material, preferably one with a high melting or softening temperature, so that any bacteria residing upon the exterior surfaces of the opaque wall portions are killed by exposure to the melting or softening temperature of the opaque wall portion, as well as being entrapped in the ~ ,,, ;.
sd/ 5 melted mass. Specifically, the opaque wall portion 22 may be made of a polycarbonate material such as Lexan, sold by the r~ , C
Union Carbide Company, or various other prefera~ly high-melting thermoplastic materials.
The -thermoplastic opaque wall portion 22 generally contains a filler such as powdered charcoal, activated charcoal, or carbon black to render it opaque, althou~h other desired fillers which are absorbant of the type of radiant energy to be used may be provided as a substitute for carbon.
Housings 16 are shown as being made of a transparent, high melting plastic material such as Lexan.
The radiant energy can be provided to the system by means of visible or incandescent, infrared, ultraviolet, or radio frequency energy as may be desired. The term "opaque"
implies that the opaque wall portions are adapted to absorb a relati~ely high percentage of the particular radiant energy to which it is exposed. The term "transparent" implies that a lower percentage of the radiant energy applied is absorbed.
Focused, infrared radiant energy is particularly desirable for use. Lasers may also be used as desired to provide the radiant energy.
Opaque wall portions 22 may be pre-stressed by uni-axial or biaxial orientation, or with radial stress patterns, to facilitate the formation of a central aperture as the opaque wall portions seal together. Also, unstressed wall portions may be used, with the central aperture for~.ation taking place by cohesion during the heat-softening irradiation step.
Connector elements 14, 16 each carry means for reten-tion to the other connector element. The retention means in-cludes a pair of opposed gripper arm means 24 positioned 11;~1844 adjacent a first end 2~ of housing 16, and defining a track 28 for retaining a flange positioned within the track.
A pair of opposed flanges 30 are correspondingly positioned adjacent a second end 32 of housing 16. Each of the flanges 30 and the tracks 28 defined by the gripper arms 24 are parallel to the opaque wall portion 22. The width of the tracks 28 is proportioned to be at least as great as the width of the flanges 30, so that the flanges 30 of the opposed connector element 12, 14 can fit into the tracks of gripper arm 24, and the flanges 30 of each connector element can fit into the tracks of the gripper arms 24 of the opposed connector element. Thus, the connector elements may be held together as a connector member in sealed rela-tionship, as shown in Figure 2, with opaque walls 22 in facing, abutting relation.
The respective connector elements are brought toge-ther by sliding together in a relative direction which is parallel to the plane of opaque walls 22. Accordingly, acci-dental forces which tend to pull the connector elements apart will not cause any separation at all, since the only possibil-ity of relative motion is in the plane of tracks 28 and flanges 30.
Appropriate detent means may be provided to cause the connector elements 12, 14 to seal together into a snap-fit relationship, to prevent the separation of the connectorelements into separate components after they have been assembled.
After assembly, the connector elements may be irradiated by focused infrared radiation or the like for a desired period of time. For example, when a pair of opposed 150 watt Sylvania lamps of the eliptical reflector type ,44 (Model 3JL) are used, the focused infrared light may be applied for about five ae-onds to effectlvely open an aperture through the pair of opaque walls 22, at the same time _ausing the opa~ue walls to fuse together about the a erture to provide a sealed flow path between the respective hollow interiors 20 of connec-tor elements 12, 14. If desired, the ;amp may be opera~ed at less than 150 watts by use of a lower voltage, for reduction of the ir-radiation intensity.
Each connector element also defines a conduit member 34 which may be integrally molded with housing 16. In this embodiment, the conduit member 34 has an axis which is in longi-tudinal relationship to the plane of the attached opaque wall por-tion 22.
Preferably, conduit member 34 is positioned in sealed relation within the bore of flexible tubing 36 which, in turn, may communicate with a sealed container 38 such as a blood bag, a par-enteral solution container, or the like. Accordingly, when the connector elements 12, 14 are brought together and irradiated, a sterile connection can open between two containers 38 for commun-ication of fluids therebetween.
Referring to Figures 8 through 13, another embodimentof the connector of this invention is disclosed.
Figures 8 through 13 show a pair of connector elements 60, 62 which comprises, as before, a hollow, transparent housing 64 and an opaque wall 66 sealed at its periphery to the trans-parent housing 64 in a manner which is generally similar to the previous embodiment.
Retention means are carried by each connector element for retaining the housings 64 together. The retention means include opposea gripper arms 68 adjacent first end 70 of the housing ~hich define a track 72, for receiving a flange 74, cor-responding to flanges 30 in the previous embodiment, of the ~lZ18~l4 connector element to which connection is to be made.
In this embodiment, opposed flange members 74 are positioned adjacent a second end 76 of each housing 64, the flanges 74 being adapted to fit in sliding, retaining rela-tion with a track 72 defined by the gripper arm means ofanother connector element, for locking of the two connector elements together, with the opaque walls 66 in facing, abut-ting relationship as shown in Figure 10.
Detent means 78, 80 are provided so that the respec-tive connector elements 60, 62, after sliding into connecting,abutting relationship, are pulled apart again only with sub-stantial difficulty in the common mode of use where, to insure sterility, the connector elements are intended to be permanent-ly retained together after connection during their period of use.
Each connector element 60, 62 defines an integral conduit member 84, the axis of which, in this embodiment, de-fines an acute angle with the plane of its associated opaque wall portion 66. As shown herein, the outer end of the conduit member 84 defines a closed end wall 86, defining a thinned, frangible area 88 which may be annular in shape. A project-ing member 90 extends outwardly from the closed end wall, so that manual bending of the projecting member 90 can cause rupture of the end wall 86 to permit the opening of the outer end of conduit member 84.
As in the previous en~odiment, each conduit member 84 may be positioned in sealed relation within the bore of flexible tubing 36a, which may communicate with a sealed container 38, such as a blood bag. Accordingly, manual mani-pulation of the flexible tubing 36a and projecting member 90 18~t4 permits the rupturing of end 86 of each conduit member 84, to open the connector elements 60, 62 after ~hey have been connected together into a connector member as shown in Figure 10 .
When both of -the connector elements carry the fran-gibly sealed ends 86 of their conduit member, it is often de-sirable to open one of them prior to the irradiation step.
Then, air which is in the remaining sealed chamber 94 within housing 64 and conduit member 84 will expand during the heating step, providing a pressure differential across opaque walls 66 during the irradiation step. This in turn will assist in the rupturing of the opaque walls 66 as the walls weaken and melt, to provide a preferably sterile, sealed connection between the two connector elements 60, 62.
If desired, only one of the connector elements need to carry sealed end wall 86 and elongated member 90. For example, an empty blood bag might not utilize the sealed end wall 86 and elongated member 90, while a blood bag intended for receiving blood from a donor might carry the sealed end 2Q wall~ to prevent traces of blood from passing upwardly to the opaque wall 66 during storage.
Elongated member 90 may terminate in a diametric slot 92. After breaking away, the slotted end of elongated member 92 may be pressed into constricted por~ion 94 of tubing 36a, to hold member 92 away from broken and open end 86. This prevents occluding of the flow passage. In this instance slot 92 permits flow through constricted portion 94 while member 92 is held therein.
The above has been offered for illustrative purposes only, and is not intended to limit the invention of this appli-cation, which is as defined in the claims below.

Claims (23)

THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN EXCLUSIVE
PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A connector element for providing sealing sterile connection with a second connector element, said connector element comprising a hollow, transparent, housing the hollow interior of said housing being sealable from the exterior, a flat section of a wall of said housing comprising an opaque wall portion separating the hollow housing interior from the exterior and being sealable by connection to the second connector element in facing contact with a corresponding opaque wall portion of the second connector element, a conduit member communicating with the hollow interior of said housing, the outer end of said conduit member defining a closed end wall, and a projecting member extending outwardly from said closed end wall, whereby manual bending of said projecting member can cause the rupture of said end wall to permit the opening of the outer end of said conduit member.
2. The connector element of Claim 1 in which at least a portion of said conduit member is positioned in sealed relation within the bore of flexible tubing, said flexible tubing also enclosing the projecting member, whereby manipulation of the flexible tubing permits rupturing of said outer wall.
3. The connector element of Claim 2, in connection with a second connector element comprising a hollow sealed, trans-parent housing, and also having a flat section comprising an opaque wall portion separating the hollow housing interior of the second connector element from the exterior, said connector element being connected together with the respective opaque walls in facing contact.
4. The connector element of Claim 1 in which the interior of said hollow transparent housing is sterile, said connector element being capable of providing sterile connection with a second connector element of similar design.
5. The connector element of Claim 4 in which the axis of said conduit member defines an acute angle with the plane of said opaque wall portion.
6. An assembly adapted for connection with a container having an interior and an opening communicating with the interior and with the atmosphere, said assembly comprising:
housing means having a hollow interior, conduit means communicating with said hollow interior and adapted for communication with the container opening to establish flow communication between the container interior and said hollow interior, flow control means disposed in said conduit means for normally blocking said flow communication between the container interior and said hollow interior and manually operative for selectively permitting said flow communication, and meltable wall means made of a radiant energy absorbing material and extending across said hollow interior for normally sealing said hollow interior from communication with the atmosphere and for forming, in response to the subseuqent application of radiant energy to melt said wall means, an opening in said wall means.
7. An assembly adapted for connection with a container having an interior and an opening communicating with the interior and with the atmosphere, said assembly comprising:
conduit means adapted for communication with the con-tainer opening to establish flow communication with the con-tainer interior, said conduit means including a meltable portion made of a radiant energy absorbing material and operative for forming, in response to the application of radiant energy to melt said portion, an opening in said portion and communicating with the interior of said conduit means, and flow control means in said conduit means between said meltable portion and the container opening for normally blocking flow communication through said conduit means between the container interior and said meltable portion and manually operative for selectively permitting said flow communication.
8. An assembly according to Claim 6 wherein said meltable wall means extends in a generally nonparallel direction relative to the axis of said conduit means.
9. An assembly according to Claim 8 wherein said acute angle is approximately 45°.
10. A member for sealing the end portion of a conduit, said member comprising:
housing means having a hollow interior and including passage means communicating with said hollow interior and adapted for communication with the conduit end portion, frangible wall means in said passage means for normally preventing fluid flow therethrough, means operatively connected with said frangible wall means for normally fracturing said frangible wall means to permit fluid flow through said passage means, and meltable wall means made of a radiant energy absorbing material and extending across said hollow interior for normally sealing said hollow interior from communication with the atmosphere and for forming, in response to the subsequent application of radiant energy to melt said wall means, an opening in said wall means.
11. A member according to Claim 10 wherein said meltable wall means extends in a generally nonparallel direction relative to the axis of said passage means.
12. A member for sealingly connecting the end portions of a pair of conduits, said member comprising:
housing means having walls made of a material having a first rate of absorption of radiant energy and enclosing a hollow interior, said housing means including spaced first and second passage means each communicating with said hollow interior and each adapted for communication with a respective conduit end portion, frangible wall means in at least one of said first and second passage means for normally preventing fluid flow therethrough, means operatively connected with said frangible wall means for manually fracturing said frangible wall means to permit fluid flow through said respective passage means, and meltable wall means made of a material having a second rate of absorption of radiant energy greater than said first rate and extending across said hollow interior in the interval between said spaced first and second passage means and operative for normally blocking flow communication between said first and second passage means through said hollow interior and for forming, in response to the subsequent application of radiant energy to melt said wall means, an opening establishing flow communication between said first and second passage means through said hollow interior.
13. A member according to Claim 12 wherein said meltable wall means extends in a generally nonparallel direction relative to the axis of at least one of said first and second passage means.
14. An assembly for sealingly connecting the end portions of a pair of conduits, said assembly comprising:
first and second housing means, each of said housing means having walls having a first rate of absorption of radiant energy and enclosing a hollow interior and including passage means communicating with said hollow interior and adapted for communication with one of the conduit end portions, frangible wall means in said passage means of at least one of said first and second housing means for normally pre-venting fluid flow therethrough, means operatively connected with said frangible wall means for manually fracturing said frangible wall means to permit fluid flow through said respective passage means, meltable wall means having a second rate of absorption of radiant energy greater than said first rate and extending across said hollow interior of each of said first and second housing means and operative for normally sealing said respective housing interior from communication with the atmosphere and for forming, in response to the subsequent application of radiant energy to melt said wall means, an opening in said wall means, and means for joining said first and second housing portions together with said respective meltable wall means in abutting contact to normally block flow communication between said respective passage means through said joined hollow interiors and to form, in response to the application of radiant energy to melt each of said abutting wall means, a common opening in each of said abutting wall means establishing flow communication between said respective passage means through said joined hollow interiors.
15. An assembly according to Claim 14 wherein said meltable wall means extends in a generally nonparallel direction relative to the axis of said associated passage means.
16. A device according to Claim 11 wherein said meltable wall means forms essentially an acute angle with said passage means axis.
17. A device according to Claim 13 wherein said meltable wall means forms essentially an acute angle with said passage means axis.
18. A device according to Claim 15 wherein said meltable wall means forms essentially an acute angle with said passage means axis.
19. A device according to Claim 16, 17 or 18 wherein said acute angle is approximately 45°.
20. A device according to Claim 10, 12 or 14 wherein said frangible wall means includes a closed end wall in said passage means, and wherein said fracturing means includes a break-away member projecting outwardly from said closed end wall and forming a part thereof.
21. A device according to Claim 14 wherein said means for joining said first and second housing portions includes track-defining gripper arm means positioned adjacent to a first end of each of said first and second housing portions, and flange means positioned adjacent to a second end of each of said first and second housing portions, said flange means on one of said housing portions being adapted to fit in sliding retaining relationship within the track defined by said gripper arm means of the other one of said housing portions to retain said first and second housing portions together in a sealed, retentive relationship with said meltable wall means in facing contact.
22. A device according to Claim 21 wherein said track-defining gripper arm means includes an opposite pair of track-defining gripper arms on each of said first and second housing portions.
23. A device according to Claim 21 or 22 wherein said flange means comprises an opposite pair of straight flange edges on each of said first and second housing portions.
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