EP3294255A1 — Connector for a medical container

USPTO Abstract

A connector (2) for a medical container (1) comprises a connector element (20) to be attached to the medical container (1) for providing a port to the medical container (1). The connector element (20) comprises a head section (202) and a pinch-off section (201) adjoining the head section (202), wherein the head section (202) comprises an opening (204) and the pinch-off section (201) encloses an inner lumen (L) being in fluid connection with the opening (204) of the head section (202) for proving a fluid path through the connector element (20). The pinch-off section (201) is flexibly deformable for pinching off the fluid path through the connector element (2). A closure element (21) is attachable to the head section (202) of the connector element (20) for closing the opening (204) of the head section (202), and a membrane element (22) is held between the head section (202) of the connector element (20) and the closure element (21), the membrane element (22) being pierceable by a needle (30) of a delivery device (3) for injecting a medical fluid into the medical container (1) or for extracting a medical fluid from the medical container (1). Herein, a deflection element (205) extends from the head section (202) towards the inner lumen (L) of the pinch-off section (201) for deflecting a needle (30) of a delivery device (3) when piercing the membrane element (22). In this way a connector for a medical container is provided which in an easy and cost-efficient manner reduces the risk of damaging the pinch-off section of the connector element when piercing the membrane element by means of a needle.