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Opta® SFT Male Sterile connector, 3/8" HB. For assembly with Silicone tubing

The Opta® SFT range of sterile connectors enables fast, reliable, and aseptic connections between pre-sterilized components in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. These single-use connectors ensure sterile fluid transfer, are easy to use, and are backed by extensive validation and 100% integrity testing.

Connections
Tubing Material
Connector Gender
Item No.: 
640MS038M---D
Availability: 
Pieces
10
*Custom/bulk order quotes are provided within 72 hours of request.
Opta® SFT Male Sterile connector, 3/8" HB. For assembly with Silicone tubing
Opta® SFT Male Sterile connector, 3/8

The Opta® SFT range of sterile connectors enables fast, reliable, and aseptic connections between pre-sterilized components in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. These single-use connectors ensure sterile fluid transfer, are easy to use, and are backed by extensive validation and 100% integrity testing.

Price (USD):
$856.00
Item No.:
640MS038M---D
Availability:
Number of pieces
10

Overview

Specifications

The Opta® SFT range of sterile connectors offers a robust solution for aseptic connections in biopharmaceutical manufacturing. These connectors facilitate quick and reliable sterile fluid transfer between pre-sterilized components, ensuring high security and compliance with stringent industry standards.

Key Features:

  • Aseptic Connector: Enables sterile fluid transfer in both classified and non-classified environments.
  • Gendered Design: Male and female couplings sealed with a sterilizing grade PES membrane prevent connection errors.
  • Sterilizable: Compatible with gamma, X-Ray irradiation and autoclave sterilization, allowing flexible implementation of hybrid single-use and multiple-use technologies.
  • 100% Integrity Tested: Ensures the highest security for critical applications.
  • Three-Step Operation: Fast, easy, robust, and repeatable connections validated by a click.
  • Ultra Safe Hose Barb Design: Assures robust and reliable tubing connections, qualified for various types of tubing.
  • Fully Integrated Supply Chain: Streamlined supply chain with high security of supply, incorporating single-use assemblies from Sartorius.

Applications:

  • Bioprocess Connectors: Ideal for creating sterile fluid paths in up- and downstream processing using single-use or hybrid equipment.
  • Ready to Use: Pre-assembled to bags, filters, and tubing, and gamma sterilized for immediate use.
  • Pre-Integrated: Available for end-user assembly with silicone or TPE tubing, offering ready-to-autoclave solutions.

Quality Assurance:

  • Compliance: Meets ISO and FDA regulations for medical devices, ensuring design, manufacture, and sterilization processes adhere to cGMP requirements.
  • Validation: Qualified through stringent biological, chemical, and physical tests, including bacterial challenge tests, to ensure reliable performance under various processing conditions.

Ordering Information:

  • Available in various sizes and configurations to meet specific process requirements, ensuring seamless integration into existing biopharmaceutical manufacturing setups.

The Opta® SFT sterile connectors are designed to provide a sterile fluid path, ensuring reliable and secure connections for critical biopharmaceutical applications. These aseptic connectors are ready to use, pre-integrated, and ideal for single connections. Sartorius aseptic connectors and Sartorius sterile connectors are the perfect choice for connecting disposable systems in bioprocessing. The single-use connectors are pre-assembled and validated for BCT, making them a reliable choice for fast aseptic connections.

Applications

  • Application Area
    Connections
  • Process Step
    • Drug Substance Purification
    • Drug Product Formulation
    • Cell Harvest & Downstream Processing Intermediates
    • Buffer Preparation
    • Media Preparation

Connections (Physical)

  • Connection Method
    Mechanical Connection
  • Connection Time
    30 seconds
  • Connections
    3/8" HB
  • Connector Gender
    Male

Dimensions

  • Tube Size (ID – OD)
    3/8" × 5/8" (9.6 mm × 15.9 mm)

Materials of Construction

  • Connector Material
    Polycarbonate (PC)
  • Membrane Material
    Polyethersulfone (PES)
  • Sealing Material
    Santoprene
  • Tubing Material
    Platinum-Cured Silicone

Operating Conditions

  • Operating Pressure
    40 °C: 3 bar

Product Information

  • Brand
    Opta® SFT
  • Pack Size
    10

Sterility/Purity

  • Delivery Condition
    Non-Sterile
  • Sterilization Method
    • Gamma irradiation
    • Autoclavable