Coupling device for medical lines
First Claim
1. A coupling device for coupling a patient-side medical line to an equipment-side medical line, said coupling device comprising:
- a first part adapted to be coupled to a first medical line, said first part having a first passage therethrough to provide fluid communication with said first medical line, said first part including a first seal having a sealed position and an unsealed position, wherein said first seal seals said first medical line when in said sealed position; and
a second part adapted to be coupled to a second medical line, said second part having a second passage therethrough to provide fluid communication with said second medical line, said second part including a second seal having a sealed position and an unsealed position, wherein said second seal seals said second medical line when in said sealed position, wherein said parts include a connector detachably connecting said first part to said second part in a longitudinal direction, wherein said connector detaches said first and second parts in response to a predetermined force in said longitudinal direction, and wherein each of said seals moves from said sealed position to said unsealed position when said first part is detachably connected to said second part.
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Abstract
A coupling device for coupling a patient-side medical line to an equipment-side medical line. The device includes two parts, one fluidly coupled to each medical line, and each part having a seal that seals the respective medical line when the parts are disconnected. When the parts are connected, the seals unseal the medical lines so as to establish fluid communication between the medical lines. The parts are connected together by way of a coupling that detaches when subjected to a sufficient separation force. The coupling may be a snap-fit mechanism incorporating a rounded protrusion and a rounded groove that pull apart under a sufficient force. The coupling device provides for a safety breakaway feature while sealing both medical lines when disconnected.
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24 Claims
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1. A coupling device for coupling a patient-side medical line to an equipment-side medical line, said coupling device comprising:
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a first part adapted to be coupled to a first medical line, said first part having a first passage therethrough to provide fluid communication with said first medical line, said first part including a first seal having a sealed position and an unsealed position, wherein said first seal seals said first medical line when in said sealed position; and
a second part adapted to be coupled to a second medical line, said second part having a second passage therethrough to provide fluid communication with said second medical line, said second part including a second seal having a sealed position and an unsealed position, wherein said second seal seals said second medical line when in said sealed position, wherein said parts include a connector detachably connecting said first part to said second part in a longitudinal direction, wherein said connector detaches said first and second parts in response to a predetermined force in said longitudinal direction, and wherein each of said seals moves from said sealed position to said unsealed position when said first part is detachably connected to said second part. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24)
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17. A coupling device for coupling a patient-side medical line to an equipment-side medical line, said coupling device comprising:
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a first body having a first passage therethrough for coupling to a first medical line;
a second body having a second passage therethrough for coupling to a second medical line; and
a connection means for detachably connecting said first body to said second body and providing fluid communication between said first and second medical lines, said connection means disconnecting said first body from said second body in response to a separating force;
wherein said first body includes a first sealing means for sealing said one medical line and wherein said second body includes a second sealing means for sealing said other medical line when said first and second bodies are disconnected, and for unsealing said first and second medical lines when said first and second bodies are connected.
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22. A first adapter for coupling to a second adapter of a coupling device for coupling a patient-side medical line to an equipment-side medical line, said second adapter having-a second body adapted to be coupled to a first medical line, said first adapter comprising:
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a first body adapted to be coupled to a second medical line, said first body having a first passage therethrough to provide fluid communication with said second medical line, said first body including a first seal having a sealed position and an unsealed position, wherein said first seal seals said second medical line when in said sealed position, said first body including a connector for detachably connecting said first body to said second body in a longitudinal direction, said connector detaching said first and second bodies in response to a predetermined force in said longitudinal direction, wherein each of said seals moves from said sealed position to said unsealed position when said first body is detachably connected to said second body.
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