Medical connector

Details Medical connector Medical connector

1998-04-10

2000-07-04

Bockelman, Mark

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Material introduced into and removed from body through...

604 83, 604247, 604256, 604513, 600573, A61M 3100

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ABSTRACT:
A medical connector is for use in transferring fluids to and from a patient. The connector has a primary conduit, which has an upstream branch in fluid communication with a primary source of fluid and a downstream branch in fluid communication with a patient. The connector also has a secondary conduit in fluid communication with said primary conduit. Additionally, the connector has a hollow, resilient valve positioned such that the primary fluid can flow through the valve when the valve is in a decompressed state. The valve has a tab extending into the secondary conduit such that a luer inserted in the secondary conduit compresses the tab, thereby preventing flow of the primary fluid through the connector while permitting both flow of fluid to the patient from the luer and flow of fluid from the patient to the luer.

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