Tube connector
OwnerAnders Hede, Rachel Pytel +2inventors
InventorsAnders Hede, Rachel Pytel, Lisa Jaunet van Kooten, Laura Smith-Callahan
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Abstract
A tube connector for an infusion hub, the tube connector comprising: a body portion comprising: a first end connectable to a tube for receiving a therapeutic agent from a pump; a second end connectable to a fluid transfer part for fluid communication with a cannula of the infusion hub, in use; a fluid flow path defined between the first end and the second end of the body portion; and a filter, wherein the filter has a filter cross-section area that is greater than a cross-section area of the tube; and an opening, wherein the opening is configured to receive the filter such that, in use, the filter is disposed between the first end and the second end of the body portion.
Claims21
A tube connector for an infusion hub, the tube connector comprising:
- a body portion comprising:
- a first end connectable to a tube for receiving a therapeutic agent from a pump;
- a second end connectable to a fluid transfer part for fluid communication with a cannula of the infusion hub, in use;
- a fluid flow path defined between the first end and the second end of the body portion;
- and a filter, wherein the filter has a filter cross-section area that is greater than a cross-section area of the tube;
- and an opening, wherein the opening is configured to receive the filter such that, in use, the filter is disposed between the first end and the second end of the body portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.