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Abstract

A peristaltic-pump dispenser is mated to a prepackaged and sterilized plastic consumable, enabling the transfer of sterile fluids in a fast, aseptic manner. The transfer of fluid from a source reservoir to a destination reservoir can be accomplished in a single step, bypassing the aspirate-move-dispense steps required of conventional hand-held pipette techniques. The consumable preferably includes an injection-molded plastic piece that contains two tubes; an input spout and an output spout joined by a cross-brace. In order to provide a fluid path the spouts are joined by a flexible piece of pre-sterilized tubing which provides an acceptable interface to the peristaltic pump rollers, allowing for fluid flow. The spouts are constructed of a sterilizeable plastic such as polystyrene. The consumable is pre-sterilized and packaged using EtO, Gamma irradiation, or other suitable techniques. The output spout preferably includes a diameter-reducing nozzle, and the input spout is preferably longer than the output spout to enable bottles to be placed under and removed with relative ease.

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