Docking ports for medical fluid sets
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1. A medical fluid set having a flow path which comprises:
- tubing sections interconnected with at least one tube connector component which connects said tubing sections together to form said set, said set further comprising external connectors carried on ends of at least some tubing sections of said set, at least one of said tube connector components or external connectors carrying, as an integral part and in rigid connection therewith a retaining-sealing member for removable, sealing connection with at least one of said external connectors, said retaining-sealing member being free of fluid flow connection with the set flow path.
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Abstract
A medical fluid set comprises tubing sections interconnected with at least one tubing connector component which connects the tubing sections together to form the set. The set further comprises external connectors carried on ends of at least some tubing sections of the set. At least one of the tubing connector components or external connectors carry, as an integral part thereof, a retaining-sealing member for removable, sealing connection with at least one of the external connectors. The retaining-sealing member is free of fluid flow connection with the set flow path. Thus, separate or tethered closure caps for external connectors can be dispensed with.
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1. A medical fluid set having a flow path which comprises:
- tubing sections interconnected with at least one tube connector component which connects said tubing sections together to form said set, said set further comprising external connectors carried on ends of at least some tubing sections of said set, at least one of said tube connector components or external connectors carrying, as an integral part and in rigid connection therewith a retaining-sealing member for removable, sealing connection with at least one of said external connectors, said retaining-sealing member being free of fluid flow connection with the set flow path.
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14. A medical fluid set having a flow path which comprises:
- tubing sections interconnected with at least one tube connector component which connects said tubing sections together to form said set, said set further comprising external connectors carried on ends of at least some tubing sections of said set, at least one of said tube connector components carrying, as an integral part thereof, a retaining-sealing member which is in removable, sealing connection with at least one of said external connectors, said retaining-sealing member being free of fluid flow connection with the set flow path and comprising a flexible, substantially cylindrical member sealingly fitting into the lumen of said external connector of said set, frictionally but removably retaining and sealing said external connector.
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22. A medical fluid set having a flow path which comprises:
- tubing sections interconnected with at least one tube connector component which connects said tubing sections together to form said set, said set further comprising external connectors carried on ends of at least some tubing sections of said set, at least one of said tube connector components comprising a connector positioned between different-diameter tubing sections of the set, said at least one tube connector component carrying, as an integral part thereof, a retaining-sealing member for removable, sealing connection with at least one of said external connectors, said retaining-sealing member being free of fluid flow connection with the set flow path.
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23. A medical fluid set having a flow path which comprises:
- tubing sections interconnected with at least one tube connector component which connects said tubing sections together to form said set, said tube connector component comprising a set chamber, said set further comprising external connectors carried on ends of at least some tubing sections of said set, said set chamber carrying, as an integral part thereof, a retaining-sealing member for removable, sealing connection with at least one of said external connectors, said retaining-sealing member being free of fluid flow connection with the set flow path.
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28. A medical fluid set having a flow path which comprises:
- tubing sections interconnected with at least one tube connector component which connects said tubing sections together to form said set, said set further comprising external connectors carried on ends of at least some tubing sections of said set, at least one of said tube connector components or external connectors comprising an integrally molded structure with a retaining-sealing member for removable, sealing connection with at least one of said external connectors, said retaining-sealing member being free of fluid flow connection with the set flow path.
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