Abstract: A vessel for containing a batch quantity of chemicals for preparation of physiologic, therapeutic, or irrigation solutions, such as dialysate. The vessel has a cap and a bottle shell having features that make the vessel suitable for mounting to an apparatus for automatically opening the vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the cap has a frangible membrane sealing the vessel. A protective overcap is removable mounted to the cap to protect the cap from puncture prior to installation on the opening apparatus.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 5, 1996
Date of Patent:
August 4, 1998
Assignee:
AKYSYS, Ltd.
Inventors:
Dennis M. Treu, Dilip H. Shah, Donald C. Walker, Kenneth E. Pawlak