Owner Baxter International Inc.

Inventors Steeber, Michael; Smith, Jerry; Woodworth, Archie; Reed, William; Korzeniewski, Kim; Martine, John A. Jr.; Adams, David J.

Agent Peter Maxwell & Associates

Pub. Number AU-B-2004311928

PCT Pub. Number WO2005/065624

Priority 10/744,946 23.12.03 US

Filing date 1 December 2004

Wipo publication date 21 July 2005

Acceptance publication date 30 July 2009

A61J 1/00 (2006.01) Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes

A61J 1/14 (2006.01) Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes - Details

A61L 2/00 (2006.01) Disinfection or sterilising

A61L 2/08 (2006.01) Disinfection or sterilising - Radiation

B29C 65/00 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts

B29C 65/02 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts - by heating, with or without pressure

B65B 35/30 (2006.01) Details of, auxiliary devices applied to, or auxiliary measures taken in, machines, apparatus, or methods, not otherwise provided for - Arranging and feeding articles in groups

A61J 1/05 (2006.01) Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes - for collecting, storing or administering blood, plasma or medical fluids

A61J 1/10 (2006.01) Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes - Bag-type containers

A61J 1/20 (2006.01) Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes

A61M 39/18 (2006.01) Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use

B29C 65/04 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts - Dielectric heating, e.g. high-frequency welding

B29C 65/10 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts - using hot gases

B29C 65/48 (2006.01) Joining of preformed parts - using adhesives