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US 6,206,430 B1Granted
Connector and attachment mechanism for a lumen
AssigneeInter-Med, Inc.
InventorsGary J. Pond, Michael S. Butler
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Abstract
A fitting and attachment assembly including a connector having a conventional proximal end and a distal end having a barbed portion thereon; said distal end being mateable with fluid delivery tubing. The mating end portion of said tubing including a separable annular collar in abutting relationship with the end of said tubing and a severable heat-shrinkable sleeve positioned externally of said tubing. A mechanism is further provided for severing said sleeve.
Claims12
A fitting and attachment assembly comprising:
- a connector having a distal end configured to provide a barbed portion thereon;
- said distal end being mateable with fluid delivery tubing;
- a mating end portion of said tubing including a separable annular collar in abutting relationship with the end of said tubing and a severable sleeve positioned externally of said tubing, said sleeve extending longitudinally beyond the abutting surface of said tubing and including a radially inwardly extending integral portion overlying the exposed surface of said collar acting to retain said abutting relationship;
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- means for severing said sleeve.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.