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Self-valving connector and interface system and a method of using same

  • US 5,395,351 A
  • Filed: 09/29/1993
  • Issued: 03/07/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A connector for controlling fluid communication in a fluid path between a first fluid line and a second fluid line, the connector comprising:

  • a flange;

    a tube, defining in part the first fluid line, having an interior surface and an exterior surface wherein the tube extends through the flange and is located so as to expose a portion of the interior surface of the tube by a portion of the tube being folded over a portion of the flange; and

    an occluder coupled to the interior surface of the tube and integrally formed with the interior surface of the tube wherein the occluder is so constructed and arranged to transpose between a first position and a second position in response to movement of the flange.

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