Connector section
AssigneeEquashield Medical Ltd.
InventorsMarino Kriheli, Eric Shem-Tov
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Abstract
A locking element for a connector configured to connect two components of a fluid transfer system and a connector that comprises the locking element are described. The connector comprising the locking element is configured to provide continuous fluid channels between a first component and a second component of a fluid transfer system, the fluid is a hazardous drug and the connector is designated for safe and contamination-free transfer of said hazardous drug from first to second container while isolating the needle tips and causing no dangerous and harmful leaks.
Claims8
A locking element for a connector configured to connect a first component to a second component of a fluid transfer system, the locking element comprising:
- a. a body comprising an upper part having a hollow interior and a lower part having a channel passing through it;
- b. elongated flexible arms having distal enlarged elements attached to the sides of the upper part of the body and projecting downwards parallel to the sides of lower part of the body;
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- c. an insert configured to be inserted into the channel, wherein the insert is made of flexible material and comprises at least one bore passing through it which forms a sleeve through which at least one hollow needle is able to pass;
- characterized in that the locking element comprises a rigid flat plastic annular disc at the free end of the lower part of the body;
- the rigid flat plastic annular disc configured to be pressed tightly against a septum that seals against a proximal end of the second component of the fluid transfer system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.