Urinary catheter connector

A catheter connector for fluidly connecting a catheter to a receptacle, the catheter connector comprising:

• a first body portion having a catheter coupling end and a first connector coupling end, the first body portion defining a first through passage from the catheter coupling end to the first connector coupling end and including:
• a first through passage blocking member able to receive fluid and moveable between an open position in which the first through passage is fluidly open and has no portion of the catheter connector impeding movement of all matter suspended in the fluid, the movement being through the first through passage along a first through passage longitudinal axis bisecting the first through passage, and a closed position in which the first through passage is fluidly closed, and
• a first biasing member, biasing the first through passage blocking member into the closed position;
• a second body portion having a receptacle coupling end and a second connector coupling end, the second body portion defining a second through passage from the receptacle coupling end to the second connector coupling end and including:
• a second through passage blocking member able to receive the fluid and moveable between an open position in which the second through passage is fluidly open and has no portion of the catheter connector impeding movement of all matter suspended in the fluid, the movement being through the second through passage along a second through passage longitudinal axis bisecting the second through passage, and a closed position in which the second through passage is fluidly closed, and
• a second biasing member, biasing the second through passage blocking member into the closed position;
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• an actuator configured to move the first and second through passage blocking members into the open positions when the first connector coupling end is coupled to the second connector coupling end.