Adapter with special fitting
First Claim
1. A device for establishing a fluid path, comprising:
- one and other members each having an inner surface and an outer surface, the one and other members integrally connected at a common hinge and having respective matching peripheries that matchingly abut to form a closed clam shell shaped device that includes a fitting end and an aperture end connected by a tubing so that a through passage is established between the fitting end and the aperture end, the aperture end adapted to accept a fluid output line, the one and other members having respective first and second latch mechanisms that cooperate to lockingly couple the one and other members to each other when the one and other members are folded along the common hinge towards each other, the folded one and other members enclosing the tubing and fixedly holding the fluid output line to the aperture end, the fitting end having a given configuration that varies from a conventional luer end such that the fitting end is matable only with a connector fitting having a special configuration that is a counterpart to the given configuration.
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Abstract
A clam shell shaped adapter for connecting a fluid output device and a fluid input device to establish a fluid path between the fluid output and input devices has first and second shells integrally connected by a living hinge. The first shell has a connector fitting end and a catheter end connected by a tubing. The fluid output device may be a catheter that is matable to the catheter end. A retainer structure in the adapter fixedly retains the catheter when the first and second shells close upon each other. Respective latch mechanisms provided at the first and second shells lockingly couple the first and second shells to each other. The fitting end has a given configuration that prevents the fitting end from mating with a counterpart conventional luer fitting but enables the fitting end to mate with a counterpart connector fitting that has a special configuration that mirrors the given configuration.
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20 Claims
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1. A device for establishing a fluid path, comprising:
- one and other members each having an inner surface and an outer surface, the one and other members integrally connected at a common hinge and having respective matching peripheries that matchingly abut to form a closed clam shell shaped device that includes a fitting end and an aperture end connected by a tubing so that a through passage is established between the fitting end and the aperture end, the aperture end adapted to accept a fluid output line, the one and other members having respective first and second latch mechanisms that cooperate to lockingly couple the one and other members to each other when the one and other members are folded along the common hinge towards each other, the folded one and other members enclosing the tubing and fixedly holding the fluid output line to the aperture end, the fitting end having a given configuration that varies from a conventional luer end such that the fitting end is matable only with a connector fitting having a special configuration that is a counterpart to the given configuration.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for coupling a catheter to a fluid supply device having a connector fitting with a special configuration, comprising:
- a one piece clam shell shaped adapter having one shell and other shell integrally attached to and foldable towards each other about a living hinge to a closed position, the one shell and the other shell having respective matching peripheries that matchingly abut to form a closed container when the one and other shells are in the closed position, the one shell and the other shell each have an inner surface and an outer surface, the one shell having formed thereat a fitting end and an aperture end connected by a tubing at the inner surface thereof so that a through passage is established between the fitting end and the aperture end, the aperture end adapted to accept the catheter input to the tubing, the fitting end having a given configuration that is a counterpart of the special configuration to enable the fitting end to mate with the connector fitting of the fluid supply device, the given configuration of the fitting end preventing the fitting end from mating with a conventional counterpart fitting, a first latch mechanism at the one shell lockingly engaging a second latch mechanism at the other shell when the one and other shells are folded along the living hinge to close upon each other, a retainer structure at the inner surface of the other shell to fixedly hold the catheter when the first and second latch mechanisms are engaged to each other.
- View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a fluid output device; a fluid input means having a connector fitting with a special configuration that prevents the connector fitting from mating with a conventional counterpart fitting; a clam shell shaped adapter having one shell and other shell integrally attached to and foldable towards each other about a living hinge and having respective matching peripheries that matchingly abut to form a closed container when the one shell and the other shell are folded onto each other, the one shell and the other shell each have an inner surface and an outer surface, the one shell having formed thereat a fitting end and an aperture end connected by a tubing to establish a through passage between the fitting end and the aperture end, a first latch mechanism at the one shell lockingly engaging a second latch mechanism at the other shell when the one and other shells are folded along the living hinge to close upon each other; wherein the fluid output device is matable to the aperture end; and wherein the fitting end has a given configuration that is a counterpart to the special configuration of the connector fitting at the fluid input means so that the fitting end is matable with the connector fitting of the fluid input means, the given configuration of the fitting end preventing the fitting end from mating with another conventional counterpart fitting; whereby a fluid path between the fluid input means and the fluid output device is established by the adapter when the fluid output device is mated with the aperture end and the connector fitting of the fluid input means is mated with the fitting end. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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Specification