Medical coupling system
First Claim
1. Apparatus, comprising:
- a core having a through bore;
an inner shroud positioned about at least one portion of said core, said inner shroud having a plurality of teeth at one end of said inner shroud, at least one portion of an inside circumferential wall of said inner shroud threaded so that said inner shroud has an internal thread;
a shroud into which said core and said inner shroud are movably positioned, said shroud having a distal opening and a proximal opening, and a plurality of bumps positioned in the shroud away from the distal and proximal openings, the plurality of bumps each in position relative to a corresponding one of the teeth of the inner shroud;
wherein when a directional torque force is applied to said shroud relative to a connector end to be connected to said apparatus, corresponding ones of the bumps and teeth would contact each other to enable the connector end to be mated to said inner shroud.
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Abstract
An adapter bridging a medication providing device and a fluid connector includes a housing shroud that is fitted at one end with a core and at its other end with an inner shroud. Once fitted to the housing shroud, the core and the inner shroud each are not removable from the housing shroud. A catch hub is provided within the housing shroud for non-removably maintaining the core to the housing shroud. The core is rotatable relative to the housing shroud. Once the medication providing device is coupled to the core, additional rotational movement, in either direction, of the medication providing device would only cause the core to rotate freely relative to the housing shroud, thereby preventing the medication providing device from being removed from the adapter. The inner shroud has a catch mechanism that enables it to mate readily with a connector when rotated in one direction.
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Citations
20 Claims
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1. Apparatus, comprising:
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a core having a through bore; an inner shroud positioned about at least one portion of said core, said inner shroud having a plurality of teeth at one end of said inner shroud, at least one portion of an inside circumferential wall of said inner shroud threaded so that said inner shroud has an internal thread; a shroud into which said core and said inner shroud are movably positioned, said shroud having a distal opening and a proximal opening, and a plurality of bumps positioned in the shroud away from the distal and proximal openings, the plurality of bumps each in position relative to a corresponding one of the teeth of the inner shroud; wherein when a directional torque force is applied to said shroud relative to a connector end to be connected to said apparatus, corresponding ones of the bumps and teeth would contact each other to enable the connector end to be mated to said inner shroud. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. Connector, comprising:
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a core having a through bore; an inner shroud positioned about said core, said inner shroud having a plurality of teeth, at least one portion of said inner shroud has an internal thread; a shroud having a distal opening and a proximal opening movably positioned about said core and said inner shroud, a plurality of bumps positioned in the shroud away from the distal and proximal openings, the plurality of bumps each positioned relative to a corresponding one of the plurality of teeth of said inner shroud so as to make contact with its corresponding tooth when said shroud and said inner shroud are rotated relative to each other; wherein when said shroud is rotated relative to a connector end to be connected to said connector, the contact between corresponding ones of the teeth and bumps enable the connector end to be mated to said inner shroud. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. System, comprising:
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an adapter having a core having a through bore; an inner shroud positioned about said core, said inner shroud having a plurality of teeth at its one end, at least one portion of an inside circumferential wall of said inner shroud threaded so that said inner shroud has an internal thread at its other end; a shroud having a distal opening and a proximal opening movably positioned about said core and said inner shroud, the shroud including an internal shoulder positioned away from the distal and proximal openings and a plurality of bumps located at one side of the shoulder, each of the bumps positioned relative to a corresponding one of the teeth at the inner shroud so that corresponding ones of the teeth and bumps make contact with each other when said shroud and said inner shroud are rotated relative to each other; a connector end matable to the internal thread of said inner shroud; and a medication source for supplying medication to said adapter; wherein when said shroud is rotated relative to the connector end, the contact between the teeth and bumps enable the connector end to be threadedly mated to said inner shroud. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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