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US 11,598,466 B2Granted
Fluid connector with resealable membrane valve
AssigneeOetiker NY, Inc.
InventorBradley C. Fremont
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Abstract
An O-ring membrane valve, including an O-ring, and a resealable membrane connected to the O-ring, the resealable membrane including a first surface, a second surface, and a slit extending from the first surface to the second surface. The O-ring membrane valve may be assembled with a fluid connector, the fluid connector including a body, having a first through-bore and a first groove arranged circumferentially within the first through-bore.
Claims11
A fluid connector, comprising:
- a body, including:
- a first through-bore;
- and,
- a first groove arranged circumferentially within the first through-bore, the first groove forming a first axial wall and a second axial wall spaced apart from the first axial wall;
- and,
- an O-ring membrane valve including:
- an O-ring arranged in the first groove, the O-ring capable of being arranged between and spaced apart from the first axial wall and the second axial wall;
- and,
- a resealable membrane connected to the O-ring, the resealable membrane comprising a slit;
- wherein the O-ring is operatively arranged to extend out of the first groove and into the first through-bore.
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