TRANSFER PORT AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING STERILE ITEMS

摘要

A sterile enclosure 100 contains a transfer port 140 defining a window 142. A port 140 covers the window 142 to maintain the inside of the enclosure 100 as a sealed and sterile environment. A sliding, heated cutting element 152 mounted on the port 140 serves to sterilize and sever a portion of a sterile transfer bag 204. Preferably, the excised portion of the sterile transfer bag assembly 204 is affixed to the port 140 when the port 140 opens. The sliding cutting element 152 remains extended and heated to prevent contamination when the port 140 is open. Further, a heating element 150 is mounted about the window 142 in order to sterilize around the opening when the port 140 is open.