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WO2013049806A1
WO2013049806A1 PCT/US2012/058282 US2012058282W WO2013049806A1 WO 2013049806 A1 WO2013049806 A1 WO 2013049806A1 US 2012058282 W US2012058282 W US 2012058282W WO 2013049806 A1 WO2013049806 A1 WO 2013049806A1
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Alexander Jackson
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Ge Healthcare Limited
Medi-Physics, Inc.
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Priority to EP12778177.1A priority patent/EP2760755A1/fr
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/002—Closures to be pierced by an extracting-device for the contents and fixed on the container by separate retaining means
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L3/00—Containers or dishes for laboratory use, e.g. laboratory glassware; Droppers
    • B01L3/52—Containers specially adapted for storing or dispensing a reagent
    • B01L3/523—Containers specially adapted for storing or dispensing a reagent with means for closing or opening
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/16—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas
    • B65D51/1672—Closures not otherwise provided for with means for venting air or gas whereby venting occurs by manual actuation of the closure or other element
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/221—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
    • B65D51/222—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D51/00—Closures not otherwise provided for
    • B65D51/18—Arrangements of closures with protective outer cap-like covers or of two or more co-operating closures
    • B65D51/20—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing
    • B65D51/22—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure
    • B65D51/221—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening
    • B65D51/222—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure
    • B65D51/225—Caps, lids, or covers co-operating with an inner closure arranged to be opened by piercing, cutting, or tearing having means for piercing, cutting, or tearing the inner closure a major part of the inner closure being left inside the container after the opening the piercing or cutting means being integral with, or fixedly attached to, the outer closure and further comprising a device first inhibiting displacement of the outer closure
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/04—Closures and closing means
    • B01L2300/041—Connecting closures to device or container
    • B01L2300/044—Connecting closures to device or container pierceable, e.g. films, membranes
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/04—Closures and closing means
    • B01L2300/046—Function or devices integrated in the closure
    • B01L2300/048—Function or devices integrated in the closure enabling gas exchange, e.g. vents
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2300/00—Additional constructional details
    • B01L2300/06—Auxiliary integrated devices, integrated components
    • B01L2300/0672—Integrated piercing tool
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B01—PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
    • B01L—CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL LABORATORY APPARATUS FOR GENERAL USE
    • B01L2400/00—Moving or stopping fluids
    • B01L2400/06—Valves, specific forms thereof
    • B01L2400/0677—Valves, specific forms thereof phase change valves; Meltable, freezing, dissolvable plugs; Destructible barriers
    • B01L2400/0683—Valves, specific forms thereof phase change valves; Meltable, freezing, dissolvable plugs; Destructible barriers mechanically breaking a wall or membrane within a channel or chamber

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  • the present invention is relates to the field of fluid connectors. More specifically, the present invention is directed to a container connector which may be employed in automated chemistry systems
  • Radiotracer synthesis has benefitted from increased reliance on automated synthesizers and synthesis cassettes.
  • Synthesis cassettes may be manufactured in a controlled environment and is shipped pre-assembled. For the end user this makes meeting GMP requirements simpler and radiotracer production more reliable than for platforms for which the cassette and reagents are supplied separately and are assembled by the end user. In this respect, minimizing the required number and complexity of connections made to the cassette prior to synthesis is desirable.
  • the FASTlab® system sold by GE Healthcare of Med, Belgium, is a synthesizer/cassette system which is able to perform multi-step radiochemistry and on- cassette cartridge based purification. Such processes may fully utilize the capacity of the FASTlab cassette and require additional reagent bottles to be connected thereto, especially for cartridge based purification where greater volumes of solvent are needed than can fit into the cassette casing. This has led to the use of additional reagent bottles that are connected to the cassette by piercing the bottle stopper with large diameter needles. Once the bottles stoppers are pierced by the needles, the reagent is available for use.
  • the present invention provides a connector cap for a reagent bottle which can be pre-attached to either a partially-assembled or a fully- assembled synthesis cassette. This will allow greater control in the assembly of the cassette and simpler operation for the end user.
  • This type of reagent bottle should be particularly suited to delivery of volumes of solvent for on-cassette cartridge-based purification of radiotracers.
  • the present invention provides a container connector for a container having an annular neck defining a container aperture and a piereceable septum spanning the container aperture.
  • the container connector includes a connector cap and a septum piercing unit.
  • the connector cap includes an annular cap body having opposed first and second ends and an elongate annular wall extending therebetween. The first end defines a first aperture, the annular wall includes an annular interior surface defining a cap cavity in fluid communication with the first aperture, and the interior surface is sized and shaped sized to engage the annular neck so that the cap can be moved from a first position with respect to the neck to a second position with respect to the neck.
  • the septum piercing unit includes an elongate unit body including longitudinally opposed transversely-extending first and second end surfaces.
  • the first and second end surfaces support a first cannula extending therefrom.
  • the first cannula and unit body define a first and second fluid port respectively, wherein the first cannula and unit body further defines an elongate fluid passageway extending in fluid
  • the unit body is sized to span the container aperture such that the unit body is urgeable by the cap from the first position wherein the second cannula is positioned in overlying registry with the septum, to the second position wherein the second cannula has pierced the septum.
  • the reagent bottle can be pre-filled and attached to the cassette and is 'activated' by a simple operation by the end user prior to use. This should lead to fewer production failures due to incorrectly connected reagent bottles and safer operation due to reduced usage of sharp needles.
  • the connector cap may also be mated to bottles or vials providing sources of other fluids, or to a bottle or vial used for product collection or dispensing.
  • Figure 1 depicts an exploded view of a bottle incorporating a container connector of the present invention.
  • Figure 2 depicts a cap and septum-piercing unit of the present invention.
  • Figure 3 depicts a cross-sectional view of the container connector in a first position, before 'activation'
  • Figure 4 depicts a cross-sectional view of the container connector in a second position, after 'activation'
  • Figure 5 depicts an automated synthesis cassette incorporating a container connector of the present invention between the cassette and a reagent container.
  • Figure 6 depicts a support member which may be employed with a container connector of the present invention.
  • the present invention provides a connector cap for allowing quick connection between a conduit and a container.
  • the present invention also provides a container, such as a bottle or vial, configured to engage or incorporate the connector cap of the present invention.
  • the connector cap of the present invention allows:
  • connection to be made without exposing the operator to sharp needles and v) other applications where connection between a container and a fluid conduit are required, including, e.g., source vials and or product collection vials.
  • the bottle body has a threaded top and a septum which keeps the reagent contained within the cavity until 'activation'.
  • the septum piercing unit is pushed downwards by the action of tightening the cap.
  • the cap has an open top to allow access to the fittings on the septum piercing unit.
  • the septum is pierced by the two spikes (or needles or cannulas, etc.) on the septum piercing unit. This constitutes 'activation'.
  • the reagent Before activation the reagent is sealed with the bottle cavity. After activation the reagent is accessible and may be provided through the septum piercing unit to, e.g., a FASTlab cassette.
  • the bottle includes dip tube which makes sealing connection with fluid cannula, or needle, of the piercing unit so as to effect deeper penetration of the fluid cannula into the bottle cavity.
  • the piercing unit and the bottle cooperatively engage each other so as to prevent rotation of the piercing unit by the rotation of the cap.
  • the dip tube may be fluted at one end to allow for some rotational displacement of the fluid cannula, the septum being contemplated to assist in the fluid-tight connection between the cannula and dip tube.
  • the piercing unit provides a vent cannula which pierces the septum to thus allow for airflow into the bottle cavity and assist in evacuation of the reagent through the fluid cannula.
  • the bottle may include a vent tube which, like the dip tube for the fluid cannula, provides sealed engagement with the vent cannula.
  • both the dip tube and the vent tube may depend from a planar substrate supported below the septum in the bottle.
  • the reagent bottle might be constructed mainly from polypropylene which would have compatibility with water/organic mixtures. Other materials could be considered. Glass is also a possible material for the main bottle body.
  • Container connector 10 includes a connector cap 12 and a septum piercing unit 14 which cooperatively engage bottle 5.
  • Bottle 5 includes an annular neck 16 supporting a pierceable elastomeric septum 18 spanning across an open container aperture 20 defined by neck 16.
  • Septum is desirably formed from an elastomeric material which may be pierced by either a needle or cannula but will self-seal up removal of the needle or cannula for applications requiring the contents within cavity 6 to remain after removal of the needle or cannula.
  • Bottle 5 includes a concave bottom 9 facing cavity 6 so as to provide a 'low point' within cavity 6 in which fluid will collect when bottle 5 is upright.
  • connector cap 12 includes an annular cap body 22 having opposed first and second ends 24 and 26 and an elongate annular wall 28 extending therebetween.
  • First end 24 includes an inwardly-extending anular rim 25 which defines a first aperture 30.
  • Annular wall 28 includes an annular interior surface 32 defining a cap cavity 34 in fluid communication with first aperture 30.
  • Interior surface 32 is sized and shaped sized to engage the annular neck 16 so that the cap can be moved from a first position with respect to the neck to a second position with respect to the neck.
  • Septum piercing unit 14 includes an elongate unit body 40 including longitudinally opposed transversely-extending first and second end surfaces 42 and 44.
  • First and second end surfaces 42 and 44 support first cannula 46 extending therefrom.
  • First cannula 46 and unit body 40 define a first and second fluid port, 50 and 52, respectively and an elongate fluid passageway 54 extending in fluid communication between first and second fluid ports 50 and 52.
  • Unit body 40 is sized to span container aperture 20 so that second end surface 44 is engaged by rim 25 such that unit body 40 is urgeable by cap 12 from the first position, depicted in Figure 3, wherein the first cannula 46 is positioned in overlying registry with septum 18, to the second position, depicted in Figure 4, wherein second cannula 46 has pierced septum 18.
  • Unit body 40 of said septum piercing unit 14 may be configured to include opposing first and second major surfaces 54 and 56, respectively, which extend in facing opposition to interior surface 32 as container connector 10 is assembled.
  • Septum piercing unit 14 may further include an elongate hollow needle 60 extending through unit body 40 thereof, where needle 60 includes a first end 62, a second end 64, and an elongate tubular body 66 extending therebetween.
  • First end 62 defines a first needle aperture 68
  • second end 64 defines a second needle aperture 70
  • tubular body 66 defines an elongate needle passageway 72 extending in fluid communication therebetween, such that said first end 62 of needle 60 is first cannula 46 which pierces septum 18.
  • Second end 64 of needle 60 supports a connector 74 thereon, such as a female luer connector.
  • connector 74 engages a mating connector at one end of an elongate conduit 75 having an elongate tubular body defining an open conduit passageway therethrough.
  • Connector 74 is thus able to place the conduit passageway in fluid communication with needle passageway 72.
  • conduit 75 may be connected to a synthesis cassette 100 as shown in Figure 5, or to any source of a fluid to deliver to container 5.
  • first cannula 46 is depicted as being the first end 62 of needle 60, the present invention further contemplates that cannula 46 may be formed from as a unitary member with unit body 40. Additionally, first cannula 46 may have either a sharp or blunt first end for piercing septum 18. It is known that blunt cannulas may be designed to pierce septums. As some embodiments of the present invention will not be concerned with the integrity of septum 18 after fluid withdrawal from cavity 6, it will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art how to thus select the design of cannula 46 for the particular application.
  • container connector 10 further includes an elongate second cannula 48 projecting from unit body 40.
  • Second cannula 48 provides for piercing septum 18 for venting.
  • a vent needle 80 extending through unit body 40 provides both the second cannula 48 as well as the vent passageway through unit body 40.
  • Vent needle 80 includes a first end 82, a second end 84, and an elongate tubular vent body 86 extending therebetween.
  • First end 82 defines a first vent aperture 88
  • second end 84 defines a second vent aperture 90
  • tubular body 86 defines an elongate vent passageway 92 extending in fluid
  • vent needle 80 provides the second cannula 48.
  • vent body 86 supports a porous filtration media 94 across second aperture 90.
  • Media 94 defines porous passageways 96 therethrough in fluid communication with vent passageway 92 so as to limit the passage of contaminants therethrough but still allows air to vent therethrough from container 5.
  • filtration media 94 may be supported within any housing such that the filter passageways 96 are in sealed fluid communication with vent passageway 92.
  • vent needle 80 may include provide a media housing 81 suspended above cap 12 such that vent body 86 includes bend to accommodate the particular geometry of housing 81 about other components or connections of container connector 10.
  • cap 12 and neck 16 include mating helical threads 13 and 17, respectively, which guide movement of the cap between the first and second positions.
  • cap 12 and neck 16 further include cooperating detents for resisting movement of cap 12 from the first position.
  • cap 12 and neck 16 desirably include cooperating detents for resisting movement of cap 16 from the second position.
  • septum piercing unit 14 engages neck 16 so as to prevent rotation of the septum piercing unit along its axis of travel as cap 16 is moved from the first to the second position.
  • neck 16 may provide opposing guide slots 21 and 23 into which opposing edges 41 and 43 of planar unit body 40 are received so as to allow the linear displacement towards septum 18, although any mating engagement between unit body 40 and neck 16 will be configured to allow such linear displacement.
  • neck 16 could support one or more inwardly-extending rails which are received in corresponding grooves formed in unit body 40.
  • the present invention further contemplates providing an elongate tubular dip tube 102 supported in bottle cavity 6 for use with container connector 10.
  • Dip tube 102 includes a first end 104, an opposed second end 106, and an elongate tubular dip tube body 108 extending therebetween.
  • First end 104 defines a first dip tube aperture 110
  • second end of dip tube 102 defines a second dip tube aperture 112
  • dip tube body 108 defines an elongate dip tube passageway 114 extending in fluid communication therebetween.
  • second end 106 of dip tube 102 is positioned adjacent septum 18 in underlying registry with the first end 62 of needle 60.
  • First end 104 of dip tube 102 extends towards the bottom of cavity 6, desirably centered above the concave bottom 9.
  • a dip tube support member 120 positions second end 106 of dip tube 102 adjacent to septum 18. Dip tube support member 120 spans container aperture 20, and is desirably held in place between an annular container shoulder 7 and septum 18. Support member 120 includes an outer annular ring 122 with a segment 124 extending to support second end 106 of dip tube 102.
  • Annular ring 122 is sized and shaped to rest on an annular shoulder 7 of container 5. Septum 18 sealingly engages interior surface 32 while adjacent to or on rim 122 Support member 120 may be designed so as to hold second end 106 of dip tube either abutting against septum 18 or slightly spaced thereabove. As the tip of needle 60 is pushed through septum 18 into dip tube 102, the material of septum 18 can serve as a gasket between needle 60 and dip tube 102 so as to ensure fluid from to or from needle 60 all passes out of or in through dip tube 102 at aperture 110.
  • the present invention further contemplates that annular ring 122 of support member 120 may take other shapes such as substantially planar or substantially conical where the second end 106 of dip tube 120 opens therethrough.
  • Vent tube 130 including a first end 132, an opposed second end 134, and an elongate tubular vent tube body 136 extending therebetween.
  • First end 132 defines a first vent tube aperture 138
  • second end 134 defines a second vent tube aperture 140
  • vent tube body 136 defines an elongate vent tube passageway 142 extending in fluid communication therebetween.
  • vent tube 130 is able to receive the first end of vent needle 80 as it is inserted through septum 18 upon movement of cap 12 to the second position.
  • passageway 92 is placed in fluid communication with vent tube passageway 142. Fluid delivered through needle 60 into cavity 6 will cause the gas within cavity 6 to be pushed out through vent needle passageway 92. Similarly, as fluid is withdrawn from cavity 6 through dip tube 102 and needle 60, gas may be reintroduced into cavity 6 through vent tube passageway 142.
  • dip tube 102 and vent tube 130 allows for a fluid to be delivered into cavity 6 without requiring deep penetration of needle 60 or vent needle 80 through septum 18. Additionally, if needle 60 and dip tube 102 sealingly-engage each other as described, the contents of cavity 6 may also be withdrawn therefrom.
  • the present invention thus provides for a container to which fluid may be delivered and withdrawn, providing for the possibility of mixing a fluid to the contents of the container, such as a reagent provided within cavity 6, so that the mixture may be withdrawn from the container.
  • support member 120 may then include segment 126 inwardly extending from rim 122 to second end 134 of vent tube 130. Again, it may be desirable to provide some clearance between second aperture 140 and septum 18 so as to allow some deflection of septum 18 towards the first openings of the dip tube and vent tube as the cannulas are urged through the septum.
  • the present invention may alternatively include a removable key 200 which prevents unintended movement of cap 12 and septum piercing unit 14.
  • Key 200 includes opposed deflecting tangs 201 and 202 which define a neck receptacle 204 therebetween.
  • Key 200 includes a grip 205 for ease of pulling key 200 laterally away from neck 16.
  • Key 200 may be positioned such that neck 16 is received in neck receptacle 204 with tangs 201 and 202 extending between cap 12 and bottle 5. Tangs 201 and 202 prevent cap 12 from being tightened down on neck 16 until key 200 is removed from about neck 16. Key 200 thus prevents unintended movement of cap 12 which could pre-maturely pierce septum 18.
  • Cassette 100 is a version of a FASTlab synthesis cassette, although the present invention contemplates that the present invention can be applied to the cassettes for other synthesizers.
  • Cassette 100 includes an elongate manifold 302 which incorporates a number of actuation valves 301-325 which are connected to either an activity inlet reservoir 330, syringe pumps332, 334, 336, cartridges 340, 342, conduits 350 and 352 leading to a reaction chamber 326, or conduits 354 and 356 leading to cartridges 340 and 342 respectively.
  • Valves 308, 309, 317 and 320 are capped so as to provide connection to nothing.
  • Manifold 300 is further connectable to a waste vial (not shown), a dispense vial (not shown), as well as to internal reagent vials (at valves 302, 312-314 and 316, not shown).
  • the actual design of cassette 100 is not essential to the present invention, so long as it provides most or all of the fluid path used for the synthesis of a product fluid, such as a radiotracer for PET or SPECT imaging and so long as it provides for connection to a container connector 10 of the present invention.
  • An active isotope is provided to an inlet reservoir at valve 306 and operation of the cassette may then direct it through a synthesis procedure.
  • Valve 315 is connected to a source 360 of water for injection.
  • Manifold 300 further provides ports for connection to a pneumatic system to further provide a motive force through manifold 300.
  • the cassette 100 may be shipped connected to an external reagent bottle 5 having a neck 16, as described hereinabove, which cooperatively engages the cap 12 of connector 10 and the septum piercing unit 14.
  • the present provides that cassette 100 may be shipped with the connections made between reagent bottle 5 and cassette 100 with connector cap 12 in the first, inactivated, position.
  • Key 200 is provided about neck 16 so as to prevent cap 12 from inadvertently causing unit body 40 from piercing septum 18.
  • the present invention provides a kit of parts including a cassette 100 and reagent vial 5 adapted to be connected to cassette 100 by connector cap 10 and conduit 75.
  • the kit of parts may be shipped in a sterile package, such as a plastic bag, allowing the kit components to be loaded into the sterile package in environmentally clean conditions where the container is then sealed so as to maintain the clean or sterile condition experienced by the kit components until the package is opened. It is contemplated that the package is opened in a clean environment so that the kit components may be assembled and put to use without requiring further sterilization.
  • Cassette 100 when assembled may then be connected to an automated synthesizer, in the present illustration a FASTlab synthesizer, as well as connected to a waste vial, a dispense vial, and optionally to an HPLC purification system (shown at valves 318 and 319).
  • Cassette 100 may thus be operated to include a reagent included within vial 5 in the synthesis process it performs.
  • the actual synthesis process is not considered essential to the instant invention, just the provision of an external reagent bottle 5 which may be connected to manifold 300 either a time just prior to synthesis or even just prior to packaging.

Abstract

L'invention concerne un bouchon pour raccord destiné à une bouteille de réactif et qui peut être pré-attaché à une cassette de synthèse complètement assemblée, ce qui permet un meilleur contrôle de l'ensemble de la cassette et une opération plus simple pour l'utilisateur final. Le bouchon du raccord peut être incorporé sur une bouteille de réactif ou sur des flacons destinés à être utilisés avec des cassettes de synthèse automatisées.
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