Universal connector
CA 2259804 A1 · Owner: Bracco International B.V. · Inventors: Gabbard, Mark E.; Gabbard, Timothy J.; Niedospial, John J. Jr.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
Open the CIPO recordAbstract From the Canadian patent
Universal connector (30) designed for use in various containers having a fluid port (14) for access to the content (12) of the container (10) or for transferring fluid into the container. The universal connector (30) incorporates an elastomeric membrane (90 92, 100, 110) capable of being ruptured by an access means such as a luer connector (120) or a syringe having a sharp or blunt cannula for fluid communication between the content of the container and the access means.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed January 19, 1999. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended January 19, 2019.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by January 19, 2021.
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Sources & verification
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