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US 2014/0276649 A1Published application
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.
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A system comprising:
- a first medical device component having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the sidewall having a first projecting element;
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- a second medical device component having a first connection channel, a first disconnection channel, and a first securement element disposed between the first connection channel and the first disconnection channel, the first connection channel distinct from the first disconnection channel,
- wherein with the first projecting element of the first medical device component received within the first connection channel of the second medical device component, the first connection channel guides the first projecting element to the first securement element,
- wherein with the first projecting element engaged with the first securement element, the first medical device component is secured to the second medical device component, and
- wherein with the first projecting element of the first medical device component received within the first disconnection channel of the second medical device component, the first disconnection channel guides the first projecting element from the first disconnection channel thereby disengaging the first medical device component from the second medical device component.
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A system comprising:
- an injector adapter enclosing a cannula, the injector adapter having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the sidewall having a first projecting element;
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- a vial adapter attachable to a vial, the vial adapter having a vial seal, a first connection channel, a first disconnection channel, and a first securement element disposed between the first connection channel and the first disconnection channel, the first connection channel distinct from the first disconnection channel,
- wherein with the first projecting element of the injector adapter received within the first connection channel of the vial adapter, the first connection channel guides the first projecting element to the first securement element,
- wherein with the first projecting element engaged with the first securement element, the injector adapter is secured to the vial adapter, and
- wherein with the first projecting element of the injector adapter received within the first disconnection channel of the vial adapter, the first disconnection channel guides the first projecting element out from the first disconnection channel thereby disengaging the injector adapter from the vial adapter.
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A membrane for a medical connector comprising:
- a body having a first end 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, 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.
A medical connector comprising:
- a connector body defining an interior space;
- 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.
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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.