Valve gasket sealing surface refurbishing methods and systems

A device to resurface a sealing surface of a low-leak rate fluid connector in a fluid delivery component, the device comprising:

• a housing adapted to be reversibly coupled to the fluid connector;
• an arbor at least partially disposed in the housing, and both rotationally and axially movable within the housing, wherein the arbor has a first end proximal to the sealing surface and a second end distal to the sealing surface and adapted to receive a rotational actuation source;
• a resurfacing head positioned at the first end of the arbor and having a resurfacing face that includes a resurfacing groove adapted to fit a ridge on the sealing surface of the fluid connector that forms the leaktight seal with the metal gasket, wherein rotational contact between the groove and the ridge causes the resurfacing of the sealing surface such that the ridge forms a leaktight seal with the metal gasket at a leak rate of about 1×10−3 cc/sec or less;
• three force producing elements, wherein the three force producing elements are coupled with the housing and the resurfacing head, and are configured to urge the resurfacing head toward the sealing surface;
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• wherein the housing keeps the resurfacing face aligned with the sealing surface during the resurfacing.

A method of resurfacing a sealing surface of a fluid connector in a fluid delivery component, the method comprising the steps of:

• coupling the fluid connector to a resurfacing device comprising a rotatable resurfacing face that includes a circular resurfacing groove adapted to contact a circular ridge on the sealing surface of the fluid connector;
• moving the resurfacing face towards the sealing surface with three force producing elements;
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• rotating the resurfacing groove against the ridge on the sealing surface to cause the sealing surface to be resurfaced, wherein the resurfaced sealing surface of the fluid connector has a leak rate of about 1×10−3 cc/sec or less and, wherein the groove and the ridge are kept aligned by the resurfacing device.

A method of resurfacing a sealing surface of a fluid connector in a fluid delivery component, the method comprising the steps of:

• coupling the fluid connector to a resurfacing device comprising a housing and an arbor at least partially disposed in the housing, and both rotationally and axially movable within the housing, wherein the arbor has a first end proximal to the sealing surface of the fluid connector and a second end distal to the sealing surface and adapted to receive a rotational actuation source;
• activating at least one force producing element in the resurfacing device to urge a resurfacing head positioned at the first end of the arbor into contact with the sealing surface of the fluid connector, wherein the resurfacing head is formed integral with the arbor, and wherein the resurfacing head comprises a circular resurfacing groove adapted to contact a ridge on the sealing surface, and also wherein the activation of the rotational activation source cases the ridge to be resurfaced by the resurfacing groove;
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• activating at least one rotational actuation source to rotate the resurfacing head and cause the sealing surface of the fluid connector to be resurfaced, wherein the resurfaced sealing surface of the fluid connector has a leak rate of about 1×10−3 cc/sec or less and, wherein the housing keeps the resurfacing head aligned with the sealing surface.