Apparatus for use in a respiratory support system
AssigneeFisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
InventorsAndrew Chi Lup LAU, Jason Allan KLENNER, Mark Thomas O'CONNOR, Kevin Blake POWELL, Brent Ian LAING
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Abstract
This invention relates to a connector for a component of a medical breathing circuit. The connector comprises an inner body and an outer body. The inner body and the outer body being separate components. The inner body having a retention mechanism configured to engage another connector, and an outer body configured to at least partly surround the inner body, the outer body having a tube engagement mechanism.
Claims24
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A connector for a component of a medical breathing circuit, the connector configured to connect a second connector having an internal passage, the connector comprising:
- a body comprising a gas flow passage and configured to be at least partly located in the internal passage of the second connector, the body having a sealing mechanism to seal with the internal passage, and a retention mechanism to engage with an exterior of the second connector,
- wherein the retention mechanism comprises a lever that is movable relative to the body about a flexing region, wherein the flexing region is provided by a bridge, and wherein the lever has a retention portion on one side of the flexing region and an actuation portion on another side of the flexing region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.