Male luer with fluid path and vent path seals
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsGeorge Michel Mansour, Tyler Devin Panian
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Abstract
A male needleless connector includes a body having a male fitting with a distal port, a valve disposed within the body and having a first position wherein the valve seals the port and a second position wherein the valve does not seal the port, and a sliding seal disposed over a portion of the male fitting and having a first configuration wherein a first portion of the sliding seal is in sealing contact with the male fitting and a second configuration wherein the first portion is not in sealing contact with the male fitting. Moving the sliding seal to the second configuration opens the seal between the sliding seal and the male fitting and displaces the valve to the second position, thereby opening the seal between the valve and the port.
Claims21
A male needleless connector comprising:
- a body having a male fitting with a port;
- a valve disposed within the body and having a first position wherein the valve seals the port and a second position wherein the valve does not seal the port;
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- a sliding seal disposed over a portion of the male fitting and having a first configuration wherein a first portion of the sliding seal is in sealing contact with the male fitting to seal a vent path and a second configuration wherein the first portion is not in sealing contact with the male fitting,
- wherein moving the sliding seal to the second configuration opens the seal between the sliding seal and the male fitting to open the vent path and displaces the valve to the second position, thereby opening the seal between the valve and the port.
A needleless connector set, comprising:
- male connector comprising:
- a body having a male fitting with a port;
- a valve disposed within the body and having a first position wherein the valve seals the port and a second position wherein the valve does not seal the port;
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- a sliding seal disposed over a portion of the male fitting and having a first configuration wherein a first portion of the sliding seal is in sealing contact with the male fitting and a second configuration wherein the first portion is not in sealing contact with the male fitting, the sliding seal comprising a second portion fixedly sealed to the body, wherein moving the sliding seal to the second configuration opens the seal between the sliding seal and the male fitting and displaces the valve to the second position, thereby opening the seal between the valve and the port;
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- a female connector comprising:
- a body having a distal surface, an opening on the distal surface having a first diameter, a first internal passage extending from the opening, and a cavity extending from a proximal end of the first internal passage, the cavity having a second diameter that is greater than the first diameter;
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- a collapsible valve disposed within the body and having first and second positions, the collapsible valve having a distal end with a diameter that is greater than the first diameter and less than the second diameter, a second internal passage, and a slit passing from the distal end to the second internal passage, wherein the distal end of the collapsible valve is approximately flush with the distal surface of the body and the slit is closed when the collapsible valve is in the first position, and wherein the distal end of the collapsible valve is disposed within the cavity and the slit is open when the collapsible valve is in the second position,
- wherein the male and female connectors are disposed in their respective first positions when not mated and disposed in their respective second positions when mated.
A needleless connector comprising:
- a body comprising a fluid path, a vent path, and a male fitting;
- a valve disposed within the male fitting;
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- a seal coupled to the body and slidingly disposed over a portion of the male fitting,
- wherein the valve and seal respectively block the fluid and vent paths when the connector is in an unconnected configuration, and
- wherein the fluid and vent paths are open when the connector is in a connected configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.