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US 2017/0290216 A1Published application
Connector for transferring fluid and method of use
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsTim L. TRUITT, Alex Truman MAZZA, Cliff COLWELL, Jonathan YEH, Christopher J. ZOLLINGER, Matthew QUACH, George Michel MANSOUR
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Abstract
A connector for transferring fluid and method therefor. The connector may have a first port and a second port which may be coupled together at a main channel with a valve element therein controlling fluid flow through the first port. The first port joins the main channel to provide a fluid path around the valve element and through the second port.
Claims20
A connector for transferring fluid, the connector comprising:
- a housing comprising a base having a first port, and a cap having a second port, the base and cap defining an channel that extends between the second and first port;
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- a valve element comprising a body and a head, the body having a wall with an inner surface defining an internal chamber and comprising a first notch, the head coupled to the body and having a second notch, and a longitudinal axis between the body and head, wherein the valve element is positioned within the channel with the head within the second port.
A valve element comprising:
- a body having a wall defining an internal chamber, a head coupled to the body and having more than one notch, and a longitudinal axis between the body and head, the head having a diameter and a reduced cross-sectional portion defined by the notch.
A connector for transferring fluid, the connector comprising:
- a housing comprising a base having a first port, and a cap having a second port, the base and cap defining an channel that extends between the second and first port;
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- a valve element comprising a body having a wall with an inner surface defining an internal chamber, a head coupled to the body, and a longitudinal axis between the body and head, the body having a plurality of notches along the inner surface, wherein the valve element is positioned within the channel with the head within the second port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.