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US 10,925,807 B2Granted
Connection system for medical device components
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsMilan Ivosevic, Paul Paia Marici
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Abstract
A connection system for connecting a first medical device component to a second medical device component is disclosed. The connection system of the present disclosure provides for quick and intuitive coupling and decoupling of two opposing medical device components through the use of a connection path and a disconnection path, the connection path being distinct from the disconnection path. Furthermore, the connection system of the present disclosure provides audible and tactile connection feedback through the use of elastically deformable connection elements.
Claims11
A membrane for a medical connector comprising:
- a body having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, the sidewall of the body defining an annular recess, the second end of the body defining a cavity that extends toward the first end of the body, the cavity comprising a first cavity end and a second cavity end, the second cavity end positioned about half a length of the body from the first cavity end, and the annular recess configured to receive a protrusion of the medical connector,
- wherein an annular projection extends from the second end of the body,
- wherein the annular projection has a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of the annular recess,
- wherein the first end of the body is configured to extend beyond the medical connector, and
- wherein a diameter of the first end of the body is greater than an opening diameter of a first end of the medical connector.
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A medical connector comprising:
- a connector body defining an interior space, the connector body including a protrusion extending into the interior space;
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- a membrane body having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end of the membrane body, the second end of the membrane body defining a cavity that extends toward the first end of the body, and the sidewall of the membrane body defining an annular recess,
- wherein the protrusion of the connector body is engaged with the annular recess of the membrane body, the membrane body is secured to the connector body via an interference fit, and wherein a portion of the membrane body is received within the interior space of the connector body,
- wherein an annular projection extends from the second end of the membrane body,
- wherein the annular projection has a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of the annular recess,
- wherein the first end of the membrane body extends beyond the connector body, and
- wherein a diameter of the first end of the membrane body is greater than an opening diameter of a first end of the connector body.
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A method of assembling a medical connector comprising:
- providing a connector body defining an interior space, the connector body including a protrusion extending into the interior space;
- positioning a membrane adjacent to the connector body, the membrane comprising a membrane body having a first end and a second end with a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end of the membrane body, the second end of the membrane body defining a cavity that extends toward the first end of the body, and the sidewall defining an annular recess;
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- inserting a portion of the membrane body within the interior space of the connector body, elastically deforming the membrane body, and positioning the protrusion of the connector body within the annular recess of the membrane body to secure the membrane to the connector body via an interference fit,
- wherein an annular projection extends from the second end of the membrane body,
- wherein the annular projection has a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of the annular recess,
- wherein the first end of the membrane body extends beyond the connector body, and
- wherein a diameter of the first end of the membrane body is greater than an opening diameter of a first end of the connector body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.