Quick connect for a medical device
AssigneeShukla Medical
InventorsZachary Robert Sweitzer, Nicholas Christopher Keach
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Abstract
A quick connect is disclosed for a medical device. The quick connect includes a housing, a slide lock mounted within the housing, and a locking assembly mounted within the housing. The slide lock is for receiving a cooperating connection adapter. The locking assembly includes a substantially annular member having a superiorly facing sloped recess. The substantially annular member is movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing upon rotation of the substantially annular member.
Claims20
A quick connect for a medical device comprising:
- a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a slide lock including a depressible lock button mounted within the housing for receiving a cooperating connection adapter;
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- a locking assembly mounted within the housing, the locking assembly including a substantially annular member having a proximally facing end surface substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the annular member, the proximally facing end surface comprising at least one sloped recess therein, wherein the substantially annular member is movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing upon rotation of the substantially annular member.
A quick connect for a medical device comprising:
- a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a slide lock including a depressible lock button mounted within the housing for receiving a cooperating connection adapter;
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- a locking assembly mounted within the housing, the locking assembly including a substantially annular member having a proximal end comprising a proximally facing sloped recess, wherein:
- the substantially annular member is movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing upon rotation of the substantially annular member;
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- the locking assembly further comprises a plurality of plates movable along the longitudinal axis of the housing upon movement of the substantially annular member, where one of the plurality of plates extends beyond the distal end of the housing.
A quick connect for a medical device comprising:
- a housing having a proximal end and a distal end;
- a slide lock including a depressible lock button mounted within the housing for receiving a cooperating connection adapter;
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- a locking assembly mounted within the housing, the locking assembly including a substantially annular member having a proximal end comprising a proximally facing sloped recess, wherein:
- the substantially annular member is movable along a longitudinal axis of the housing upon rotation of the substantially annular member;
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- the substantially annular member includes a recess about a distal end thereof for receiving a ball.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.