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.
Claims13
A membrane for a medical connector comprising:
- a body having a first end having a convex surface 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, wherein an inside corner of the annular recess is radiused, the second end of the body defining a cavity that extends toward the first end of the body, the annular recess configured to receive a portion of a medical connector, wherein an annular projection extends from the second end of the body, and wherein the annular projection has a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of the annular recess.
A medical connector comprising:
- a connector body defining an 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,
- wherein 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, and
- wherein the sidewall of the membrane body defines an annular recess, wherein an inside corner defining the annular recess is radiused, and wherein an annular projection extends from the second end of the body, and wherein the annular projection has a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of the annular recess.
A method of assembling a medical connector comprising:
- providing a connector body defining an 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;
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- inserting a portion of the membrane body within the interior space of the connector body and elastically deforming the membrane body to secure the membrane to the connector body via an interference fit,
- wherein the sidewall of the membrane body defines an annular recess, wherein an inside corner defining the annular recess is radiused,
- wherein an annular projection extends from the second end of the body, and
- wherein the annular projection has a diameter that is less than or equal to a diameter of the annular recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.