Connector for a medical containerr

Abstract

A connector for a medical container comprises a connector element to be attached to the medical container for providing a port to the medical container. The connector element comprises a head section and a pinch-off section adjoining the head section. The head section comprises an opening and the pinch-off section encloses an inner lumen being in fluid connection with the opening of the head section for proving a fluid path through the connector element. The pinch-off section is flexibly deformable for pinching off the fluid path. A closure element is attachable to the head section for closing the opening of the head section, and a pierceable membrane element is held between the head section of the connector element and the closure element. A deflection element extends from the head section towards the inner lumen for deflecting a needle of a delivery device when piercing the membrane element.

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         9 . A connector for a medical container, comprising:
 a connector element to be attached to the medical container for providing a port to the medical container, the connector element comprising a head section and a pinch-off section adjoining the head section, wherein the head section comprises an opening and the pinch-off section encloses an inner lumen being in fluid connection with the opening of the head section for providing a fluid path through the connector element, the pinch-off section being flexibly deformable for pinching off the fluid path through the connector element,   a deflection element extending from the head section towards the inner lumen of the pinch-off section for deflecting a needle of a delivery device when piercing the membrane element wherein the deflection element reaches into the inner lumen of the pinch-off section.   
     
     
         10 . The connector according to  claim 9 , wherein said connector further comprises, a closure element attachable to the head section of the connector element for closing the opening of the head section, and a membrane element being pierceable by a needle of a delivery device for injecting a medical fluid into the medical container or for extracting a medical fluid from the medical container. 
     
     
         11 . The connector according to  claim 9 , wherein the deflection element has the shape of a cylindrical pipe. 
     
     
         12 . The connector according  claim 9 , wherein the deflection element comprises a guide opening which is aligned with the opening of the head section along an insertion direction along which the needle of the delivery device is insertable into the opening of the head section. 
     
     
         13 . The connector according  claim 9 , wherein the deflection element is arranged radially inside the pinch-off section at a distance to walls forming the pinch-off section. 
     
     
         14 . The connector according to  claim 9 , wherein the connector element has the shape of a ship-shaped conus. 
     
     
         15 . The connector according to  claim 9 , wherein the connector element comprises a fastening section to be fastened to the medical container, wherein walls of the pinch-off section have a reduced wall thickness in comparison to walls of the fastening section. 
     
     
         16 . The connector according to  claim 9 , wherein the closure element comprises an attachment section attachable to the head section of the connector element and a break-off part connected to the attachment section along a break line along which the break-off part can be broken off the attachment section. 
     
     
         17 . The connector according to  claim 10 , wherein the deflection element has the shape of a cylindrical pipe. 
     
     
         18 . The connector according  claim 10 , wherein the deflection element comprises a guide opening which is aligned with the opening of the head section along an insertion direction along which the needle of the delivery device is insertable into the opening of the head section. 
     
     
         19 . The connector according  claim 10 , wherein the deflection element is arranged radially inside the pinch-off section at a distance to walls forming the pinch-off section. 
     
     
         20 . The connector according to  claim 10 , wherein the connector element has the shape of a ship-shaped conus. 
     
     
         21 . The connector according to  claim 10 , wherein the connector element comprises a fastening section to be fastened to the medical container, wherein walls of the pinch-off section have a reduced wall thickness in comparison to walls of the fastening section. 
     
     
         22 . The connector according to  claim 10 , wherein the closure element comprises an attachment section attachable to the head section of the connector element and a break-off part connected to the attachment section along a break line along which the break-off part can be broken off the attachment section. 
     
     
         23 . The connector according  claim 11 , wherein the deflection element comprises a guide opening which is aligned with the opening of the head section along an insertion direction along which the needle of the delivery device is insertable into the opening of the head section. 
     
     
         24 . The connector according  claim 12 , wherein the deflection element is arranged radially inside the pinch-off section at a distance to walls forming the pinch-off section. 
     
     
         25 . The connector according to  claim 12 , wherein the connector element has the shape of a ship-shaped conus. 
     
     
         26 . The connector according to  claim 12 , wherein the connector element comprises a fastening section to be fastened to the medical container, wherein walls of the pinch-off section have a reduced wall thickness in comparison to walls of the fastening section. 
     
     
         27 . The connector according to  claim 12 , wherein the closure element comprises an attachment section attachable to the head section of the connector element and a break-off part connected to the attachment section along a break line along which the break-off part can be broken off the attachment section. 
     
     
         28 . The connector according to  claim 12 , wherein the deflection element has the shape of a cylindrical pipe.