Breakaway connector

A kit for administering catheterization treatment, the kit comprising:

• a first tube;
• a second tube;
• a first valve that is connected to the first tube in flow communication, wherein the first valve has a first rotating-type fluid control member;
• and
• a second valve that is connected to the second tube in flow communication and is attachable to the first valve, the second valve having a second rotating-type fluid control member,
• wherein each of the fluid control members has an open position in which fluid is permitted to flow through the respective valve, and a closed position in which fluid is prevented from flowing through the respective valve, and
• wherein each one of the valves is configured to engage the fluid control member of the other one of the valves at two, spaced apart locations to move the fluid control member from the open position to the closed position upon detachment of the valves from one another.

A breakaway connector comprising:

• a non-ferromagnetic first valve having a first housing and a first rotating-type fluid control member disposed at least in part within the first housing, wherein the first housing has a pair of arms each having a plurality of gear teeth;
• and
• a non-ferromagnetic second valve that is identical and attachable to the first valve, wherein the second valve has a second housing and a second rotating-type fluid control member disposed at least in part within the second housing, the second housing having a pair of arms each with a plurality of gear teeth,
• wherein each of the fluid control members comprises a gear arrangement, and has an open position and a closed position within its respective housing, such that the first pair of arms is configured to engage its gear teeth with the gear arrangement of the second fluid control member to move the second fluid control member from the open position to the closed position upon detachment of the first valve from the second valve, and such that the second pair of arms is configured to engage its gear teeth with the gear arrangement of the first fluid control member to move the first fluid control member from the open position to the closed position upon detachment of the second valve from the first valve.