Contamination resistant connector
First Claim
1. A contamination resistant connector for medical tubing comprising:
- a first portion with a first fluid passage therethrough occluded by a normally closed first valve having a retractable cover thereover;
a second portion with a second fluid passage therethrough, said second portion being conjugate to and releasably attachable to said first portion, said second fluid passage being occluded by a normally closed second valve having a retractable cover thereover; and
wherein said first valve and said second valve both only being uncovered and opened so that said first fluid passage and said second fluid passage are fluidly communicatively connected and, disconnected, closed and covered by the respective selective conjugate engagement and disengagement of said first portion and said second portion.
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Abstract
A contamination resistant connector for medical tubing includes a first portion with a first fluid passage therethrough occluded by a covered normally closed first valve and a second portion with a second fluid passage therethrough. The second portion is conjugate to and releasably attachable to the first portion with the second fluid passage also being occluded by a covered normally closed second valve. The first valve and the second valve are both only uncovered and opened so that the first fluid passage and the second fluid passage are fluidly communicatively connected, and closed and covered by the respective selective conjugate engagement and disengagement of the first portion and the second portion.
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14 Claims
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1. A contamination resistant connector for medical tubing comprising:
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a first portion with a first fluid passage therethrough occluded by a normally closed first valve having a retractable cover thereover; a second portion with a second fluid passage therethrough, said second portion being conjugate to and releasably attachable to said first portion, said second fluid passage being occluded by a normally closed second valve having a retractable cover thereover; and wherein said first valve and said second valve both only being uncovered and opened so that said first fluid passage and said second fluid passage are fluidly communicatively connected and, disconnected, closed and covered by the respective selective conjugate engagement and disengagement of said first portion and said second portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for transmitting a fluid between a fluid handling device and a patient comprising:
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a fluid handling device having a tubing attachment and a tubing for delivering and receiving a fluid between said device and the patient; a contamination resistant connector for connecting said tubing to an implantable device, the connector comprising; a first portion with a first fluid passage therethrough occluded by a normally closed first valve having a retractable cover; a second portion with a second fluid passage therethrough, said second portion being conjugate to and releasably attachable to said first portion, said second fluid passage being occluded by a normally closed second valve having a retractable cover; and wherein said first valve and said second valve both only being uncovered and opened so that said first fluid passage and said second fluid passage are fluidly communicatively connected, and disconnected, closed and covered by the respective selective conjugate engagement and disengagement of said first portion and said second portion. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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