Pipe joints or couplings – Frangible element
Patent
1992-10-02
1995-02-28
Nicholson, Eric K.
Pipe joints or couplings
Frangible element
604192, 604198, 604905, 285915, 285319, A61M 500, F16L 4700, F16L 5500
Patent
active
053931017
ABSTRACT:
A connector assembly includes first and second fittings and first and second membrane assemblies. Each fitting defines a respective aperture. Each membrane assembly has a layer sealing the aperture and a removable contamination containment layer overlying a respective sealing layer. The first and second fittings may be resiliently coupled in biased opposition to urge positive contact between the first and second removable contamination containment layers and/or the first and second sealing layers. In one application, a connector assembly according to the invention may define a fluid communication path for handling a fluid without allowing the level of contaminants in the fluid to increase. A connector assembly according to the invention may be used to handle a biological fluid while maintaining the fluid free of viable contaminating microorganisms or preserving its sterility, for example.
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Nicholson Eric K.
Pall Corporation
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