Contamination resistant connector

Details Contamination resistant connector Contamination resistant connector

1998-09-30

2000-06-20

Polutta, Mark O.

Surgery

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

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

604905, 604111, 13761404, A61M 2516

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ABSTRACT:
A contamination resistant connector for medical tubing includes a first portion with a first fluid passage therethrough occluded by a covered normally closed first valve and a second portion with a second fluid passage therethrough. The second portion is conjugate to and releasably attachable to the first portion with the second fluid passage also being occluded by a covered normally closed second valve. The first valve and the second valve are both only uncovered and opened so that the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage are fluidly communicatively connected, and closed and covered by the respective selective conjugate engagement and disengagement of the first portion and the second portion.

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patent: 4271865 (1981-06-01), Galloway et al.
patent: 5261881 (1993-11-01), Riner
patent: 5536258 (1996-07-01), Folden
patent: 5582600 (1996-12-01), Loh
patent: 5609195 (1997-03-01), Stricklin et al.

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