Needleless connector with slider
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1. A needleless connector comprising:
- a housing having a housing passage with an open end;
an inwardly-concave overmolded slit septum disposed at the open end of the housing passage;
a slider disposed in the housing passage and having a first and second opposing ends and a slider passage that extends from the first end to the second end of the slider; and
a resilient member disposed in the housing and biasing the slider toward the open end of the housing passage,the inwardly-concave slit septum having an inner surface with a curvature, and the first end of the slider is concave and has a curvature that is similar to the curvature of the slit septum.
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Abstract
A needleless connector includes a housing having a housing passage with an open end, a slider disposed in the housing passage, and a mechanism to bias the slider toward the open end of the housing passage. The connector may also include a seal at the open end of the housing passage, the seal either cooperating with the slider to seal the open end of the connector, or sealing the open end of the connector without interaction with the slider, for example taking the form of a slit septum.
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13 Claims
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1. A needleless connector comprising:
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a housing having a housing passage with an open end; an inwardly-concave overmolded slit septum disposed at the open end of the housing passage; a slider disposed in the housing passage and having a first and second opposing ends and a slider passage that extends from the first end to the second end of the slider; and a resilient member disposed in the housing and biasing the slider toward the open end of the housing passage, the inwardly-concave slit septum having an inner surface with a curvature, and the first end of the slider is concave and has a curvature that is similar to the curvature of the slit septum. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A needleless connector comprising:
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a housing having a housing passage with an open end; a slit septum disposed at the open end of the housing passage; a slider disposed in the housing passage and having a first and second opposing ends and a slider passage that extends from the first end to the second end of the slider; and a resilient member disposed in the housing and biasing the slider toward the open end of the housing passage wherein the slider comprises a side between the first and second ends, the slider passage having first and second open ends with the first end of the slider passage disposed along the side of the slider and the second end of the slider passage disposed at the second end of the slider.
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