Medical connector connection system
AssigneeNP Medical Inc.
InventorJohn Damarati
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Abstract
A method fluidly connects a male luer connector and a female luer connector. To that end, a housing having a first end and a second end is provided. The housing has a first opening nearer to the first end that is configured to receive the male luer connector. The housing also includes a second opening nearer to the second end that is configured to receive the female luer connector. The male luer connector is positioned into the first opening in a direction that is along a central axis of the housing. The female luer connector is positioned into the second opening in a direction that is transverse to a central axis of the housing. The method then advances the male luer connector into the opening of the female luer connector so as to form a fluid connection therebetween.
Claims13
A system for fluidly connecting a male luer connector and a female luer connector, the female luer connector configured to be located adjacent or upon a patient, the system having:
- the male luer connector, the male luer connector having a guide element;
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- a housing having a first end and a second end, the housing comprising:
- an interior formed by a wall having a track starting nearer to the first end, the track configured to contain at least a portion of the male luer connector, the guide element cooperating with the track to guide the male luer connector along a central axis of the housing from a retracted position to an engagement position, the male luer connector transitioning from the retracted position to the engagement position by moving in a direction that is along the central axis of the housing;
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- an opening nearer to the second end and located on a bottom of the housing, the opening configured to receive at least a portion of the female luer connector such that movement of the housing toward the patient from a first position toward a second position guides the female luer connector along an axis that is transverse to the central axis of the housing while the male luer connector is in the retracted position, the housing transitioning from the first position to the second position to locate the female luer connector along the central axis of the housing,
- wherein moving the male luer connector and guide element along the track into the engagement position establishes fluid communication between the male luer connector and the female luer connector.
A method of fluidly connecting a male luer connector and a female luer connector, the female luer connector configured to be located adjacent or upon a patient, the method comprising:
- providing a male luer connector, the male luer connector having a guide element;
- providing a housing having a first end and a second end, the housing having:
- an interior formed by a wall having a track starting nearer to the first end that is configured to contain at least a portion of the male luer connector by positioning the male luer connector into the track in a direction that is along a central axis of the housing, and
- an opening nearer to the second end and located on a bottom of the housing, the opening configured to receive at least a portion of the female luer connector by positioning the female luer connector into the opening in a direction that is transverse to the central axis of the housing;
- positioning the male luer connector into the track in the direction that is along the central axis of the housing;
- moving the housing toward the patient from a first position toward a second position, thereby guiding the female luer connector into the second opening along an axis that is transverse to the central axis of the housing, the housing transitioning from the first position to the second position to locate the female luer connector along the central axis of the housing;
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- advancing the male luer connector and the guide element along the track into an opening of the female luer connector to form a fluid connection between the male luer connector and the female luer connector.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.