Needle free I.V. adapter
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1. A medical connector comprising:
- a connector body having first and second openings and a first internal wall joining said first and second openings, first internal wall forming a first fluid passage for communicating a first fluid between said first and second openings,a valve member disposed in said first fluid passage, said valve member adapted to prevent said first fluid from communicating between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage,flow permitting means, responsive to a compressive force placed on said medical connector, for permitting said first fluid to freely communicate between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage;
said connector body further comprises a third opening and a second internal wall, said second internal wall joining said third opening to said first fluid passage, said second internal wall forming a second fluid passage for communicating a second fluid between said third opening and said first fluid passage, andfurther including a female fastener adapted to engage and compress said medical connector thereby activating said flow permitting means and allowing said first fluid to communicate between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage.
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Abstract
A medical connector assembly comprises a connector body having a fluid passage there through, a valve member, and means, responsive to a compressive force placed on the medical connector, for permitting a fluid to freely communicate between openings in the connector body. The valve member can be constructed using a single element having a slit therein or it can be constructed using two separate halves which when joined together form an interface slit. In a preferred embodiment, when a compressive force is exerted against the connector body, sufficient distortion is experienced by the valve member to open the slit and permit fluid flow between connector body openings.
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1. A medical connector comprising:
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a connector body having first and second openings and a first internal wall joining said first and second openings, first internal wall forming a first fluid passage for communicating a first fluid between said first and second openings, a valve member disposed in said first fluid passage, said valve member adapted to prevent said first fluid from communicating between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage, flow permitting means, responsive to a compressive force placed on said medical connector, for permitting said first fluid to freely communicate between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage; said connector body further comprises a third opening and a second internal wall, said second internal wall joining said third opening to said first fluid passage, said second internal wall forming a second fluid passage for communicating a second fluid between said third opening and said first fluid passage, and further including a female fastener adapted to engage and compress said medical connector thereby activating said flow permitting means and allowing said first fluid to communicate between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A medical connector comprising:
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a connector body having first and second openings and a first internal wall joining said first and second openings, said first internal wall forming a first fluid passage for communicating a first fluid between said first and second openings, a valve member disposed in said first fluid passage, said valve member adapted to prevent said first fluid from communicating between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage; female fastener adapted to engage and compress said medical connector;
flow permitting means, responsive to a compressive force placed on said medical connector by said female fastener, for permitting said first fluid to freely communicate between said first and second openings through said first fluid passage, andsaid connector body further comprises a third opening and a second internal wall, said second internal wall joining said third opening to said first fluid passage, said second internal wall forming a second fluid passage for communicating a second fluid between said third opening and said first fluid passage. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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