System and method for joint integrity detection

An intravenous set comprising:

• at least one medical-grade tube comprising an end;
• a medical-grade fitting comprising at least one joining surface configured to accept the end of the tube;
• and
• a joining material disposed between the tube and the joining surface, the joining material comprising:
• (i) a first component configured to bond the tube to the fitting;
• and (ii) a second component configured to provide observable evidence of the presence of the joining material;
• wherein at least a portion of one of the first and second components has an initial first color and contacts at least a portion of the other of the first and second components;
• wherein the at least a portion of one of the first and second components changes color to a second color upon contact with the portion of the other of the first and second components when the tube end is accepted by the joining surface, and wherein the tube is separated from the joining surface by a gap, and the joining material extends around a circumference of the joint between the tube and the joining surface.

An inspectable joint comprising:

• at least one tube comprising an end;
• a fitting comprising at least one joining surface configured to accept the tube end;
• and
• a bonding agent coupled between the tube end and the joining surface, the bonding agent comprising:
• (i) an adhesion component configured to bond the tube to the fitting;
• and (ii) a detectable component configured to provide evidence of the presence of the bonding agent between the tube and the joining surface;
• at least a portion of one of the adhesion and detectable components has an initial first color and contacts at least a portion of the other of the adhesion and detectable components when the tube end is accepted by the joining surface;
• wherein the at least a portion of one of the adhesion and detectable components changes color to a second color upon contact with the portion of the other of the adhesion and detectable components such that a void between the tube end and joining surface is identifiable, and wherein the tube is separated from the joining surface by a gap, and the bonding agent extends around a circumference of the joint between the tube and the joining surface.