Drug bag container
View Patent ↗A drug bag is housed inside a container, which has two shells movable between an open position and a closed position; and a gripper fitted outside the shells and defined by two jaws movable between a grip position and a release position to grip and release at least one conduit allowing access to the content of the bag.
1. A container for a drug bag, comprising:
two shells movable between a closed position, in which the two shells define a compartment for housing the drug bag, and an open position; and
a gripper fitted outside of the compartment and comprising two jaws movable between a grip position and a release position to grip and release at least one access conduit allowing access to the content of the bag;
wherein a first jaw of the gripper is fixed to a first shell of the two shells, and a second jaw of the gripper is independently movable with respect to the first jaw of the gripper and a second shell of the two shells.
2. The container as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a first cover fitted removably to the two shells to cover the gripper and the access conduit.
3. The container as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the drug bag comprises a feed tube connected to the access conduit outside of the two shells; and the container further comprising a second cover fitted removably to the two shells to cover the feed tube.
4. The container as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second cover comprises a door for access to the feed tube housed inside the second cover.
5. The container as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second cover is bounded by a first face positioned substantially contacting at least one of the two shells, the second cover comprises a first opening formed through the first face, and the second cover comprises a first rubber partition at least partly closing the first opening and comprising a first slit engaged by the feed tube.
6. The container as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second cover is bounded by a first face positioned substantially contacting at least one of the two shells, the second cover is bounded by a second face opposite the first face, the second cover comprises a second opening formed through the second face, and the second cover comprises a second rubber partition at least partly closing the second opening and comprising a second slit engaged by the feed tube.
7. The container as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a fastening device formed on the two shells by which to attach the container to a supporting rod.