US 5,957,894 AGranted

Intravenous connection clip

AssigneeSherwood Services AG

InventorsMichael J. Kerwin, Alan B. Ranford, Daniel A. Talonn

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Abstract

An intravenous connection clip for preventing separation of two tubular fluid flow connectors of respective intravenous (IV) tubing sets. The intravenous connection clip includes a generally tubular bracket for surrounding the fluid flow connectors and having large portions of the tube cut away to allow for easy visualization of the fluid flow connectors and the fluid path therethrough. The bracket of the IV connection clip having a generally "C" shaped port lock on a first end of the bracket having a pair of first arms for releasably gripping a conventional port of a first IV tubing set, a generally "U" shaped cannula and luer connector lock on an intermediate portion of the bracket for releasably contacting a conventional luer connector of a second IV tubing set fluidly coupled to the port of the first IV tubing set. The bracket further has a retaining clip on a second, or opposite, end of the bracket from the port lock having a pair of second arms for releasably gripping the tubing immediately adjacent the luer connector for assisting in preventing accidental disengagement of the fluid flow connectors. The second arms of the retaining clip further providing a strain relief or additional support for the tubing of the second tubing set, and retention of the IV connection clip on the tubing of the second tubing set away from the IV connectors for convenient storage between uses.

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Dependent claims

An intravenous connection clip for preventing separation and fluid leakage between a port of a first intravenous tubing set axially connected in fluid flow communication with a cannula and luer connector of a second intravenous tubing set, the port having a first increased diameter radial shoulder, the luer connector having an axially extending tubular portion with a second increased diameter radial shoulder adjacent and coaxial to the cannula on a first end, the tubular portion being coaxially connected on its second end to tubing having a smaller diameter than the diameter of the tubular portion to provide a third increased diameter radial shoulder therebetween, the intravenous connection clip comprising:

a generally tubular bracket having a first end, an intermediate portion, and a second end;
a port lock provided at said first end having a pair of first arms and a first flexible opening between said first arms, and a pair of first shoulders facing the second end so as to be radially attachable to the port of the first intravenous tubing set adjacent to the first increased diameter radial shoulder;
a cannula and luer connector lock provided at the intermediate portion of said bracket having a pair of second shoulders facing the first end of the bracket so as to be radially attachable to the luer connector of the second intravenous tubing set adjacent to the second increased diameter radial shoulder;
and
a retaining clip provided at the second end of the bracket having a pair of second arms and a second flexible opening between said second arms so as to be radially attachable to the tubing of the second intravenous tubing set adjacent to the third increased diameter radial shoulder.

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