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| 20080255542 | Locking device for sheath or catheter - There is disclosed a locking unit ( | 10-16-2008 |
| 20080287920 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR WITH CLOSEABLE MALE LUER - A luer connector including a rigid housing having a first end and a second end. The housing further including a rigid tubular male portion at the first end, a rigid tubular female portion at the second end, and a longitudinal opening therethrough. The male portion is configured to be engageable with a female connector. The female portion is configured to be engageable with a male connector and to prevent the disengagement of the male connector from the female portion. In some embodiments, the female portion is configured to maintain a fixed rotational position when the male connector is being threaded therewith, but to rotate with the male connector once the male connector has become fully engaged with the female portion so as to prevent the male connector from becoming unthreaded from the female portion. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080306469 | Medical connector - A medical connector capable of allowing, in which a stepped portion is not formed between upper surfaces of a valve and a housing, includes a disc shaped valve member which has a slit formed at a center portion thereof; a housing with a substantially cylindrical shape which sandwiches a circumferential edge portion of the valve member; and an annular ring member which is disposed on an upper circumferential edge of the valve member other than the center portion thereof, wherein the housing has a pedestal which is formed on an inner circumferential surface thereof so as to protrude inward, the valve member being placed on the pedestal, and wherein the valve member is fixed to the inside of the housing by allowing the ring member and the housing to be joined to each other by a swaging process after the valve member is placed on the pedestal in the housing. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080319421 | Catheter-to-Device Locking System - A locking component ( | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090005761 | FLOW COMPONENT FOR MEDICAL INFUSION / TRANSFUSION LINES - A flow component for medical infusion/transfusion lines includes a tubular body having a side inlet connector, housed in a fluid-tight way in which is an elastic sealing element that can be traversed by a fluid introducer. The elastic sealing element has at least one axial cavity, which defines, for traversal by the fluid introducer, a diaphragm of small thickness. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090069792 | CATHETER FOR VASCULAR ACCESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090105692 | MALE LUER LOCK CONNECTOR - Connector for medical use comprising: a body joined to a line or adapted to be connected at one of its ends to a tubing in which a fluid flows, and a male luer lock connection comprising a base mounted rotatingly on the body and cooperating by friction with it, without any possible translational movement. The base is joined to a hollow tubular body, having a threaded inner surface and a male central luer cone. The outer surface of the body and the inner surface of the base of the connection, cooperating by friction, have a spherical then cylindrical shape. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090131915 | CATHETER HAVING INSERTION CONTROL MECHANISM - The present invention is a catheter having a tube and including mechanisms that provide precision control over insertion and retraction of the catheter tube. The catheter is particularly adapted for introduction into the pulmonary system. The catheter includes an insertion depth control mechanism that acts as a stop and provides a tactile indication to the person inserting the catheter tube that a predetermined position has been reached. The catheter also includes an anti-bunching mechanism to prevent bunching of a protective sleeve disposed around the catheter tube, thereby reducing interference from the sleeve during insertion of the catheter tube. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090187166 | FLUID CONNECTOR SYSTEM - The invention relates to a male connector for use in a connector system for connecting conduits for fluid flow there between. The system comprises a male connector and a female connector and the connectors are releasably interengageable to form a fluid-tight connection. The male connector is adapted by a barrier ( | 07-23-2009 |
| 20090264867 | Method for Securing a Luer Clip to a Conduit Connection - A method for retaining a first conduit ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090264868 | Luer Clip | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090299339 | FLUID CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A connector system for connecting conduits for fluid flow there between comprises a first male connector and a first female connector, the connectors being releasably interengageable to form fluid-tight connection, the first male connector being adapted to connect the first female connector, but not to a standard female locking Luer connector, and the first female connector being adapted to connect to the first male connector and a standard male slip and/or locking Luer connector. The invention further relates to an epidural, intrathecal or intravenous apparatus including the connector system. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20100016838 | CATHETER CONNECTOR - A catheter connector for a subcutaneously placed catheter. The catheter connector can be configured for a single lumen catheter or a multiple lumen catheter. The connector facilitates precise positioning of both distal and proximal ends of a catheter, providing enhanced functionability and patient comfort. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100030194 | CONNECTOR AND INFUSION TUBE SET - A connector includes a male connector section having a male-side cavity, a female connector section having a female-side cavity to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, a seal member formed from an elastic material for maintaining liquid tightness between the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other, and lock mechanisms disposed respectively on the male connector section side and the female connector section side for maintaining the connected condition of the connector sections when the other male connector section and the female connector section are connected to each other. Each of the lock mechanisms has a male lock section formed to project in parallel to the direction of connection between the connector sections, and a female lock section, which is formed adjacent to the male lock section and parallel to the direction of connection, and to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be coupled. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100030195 | CONNECTOR AND INFUSION TUBE SET - A connector includes a male connector section having a cavity, a female connector section having a cavity to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, a male lock section or a female lock section, disposed adjacent to the male connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the male connector section, a female lock section disposed adjacent to the female connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, and to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be coupled, or a male lock section disposed adjacent to the female connector section so that the connection direction thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, and to which another female lock section the same as the female lock section can be coupled, and a seal member formed from an elastic material, for maintaining liquid-tightness of the connection between the other male connector section and the female connector section in a locked condition where the other male lock section and the female lock section are coupled to each other, wherein an unlocking sound, which enables recognition of unlocking, is generated at a time of unlocking when the locked condition is released. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100121313 | CATHETER LOCKING MECHANISM - A locking mechanism for maintaining a position of a catheter on a beaded connector tube of an implantable vascular access device includes first and second lock members. The first lock member comprises an elongated body having a plurality of slots formed along its outer surface. The second lock member comprises an elongated body dimensioned such that at least a slotted portion of the first lock member is receivable in an axial passageway of the second lock member. The second lock member has a plurality of tabs extending radially into the axial passageway such that a tab is receivable in a respective slot to form a locking connection between the first and second lock members. The first and second lock members are alignable upon formation of the locking connection such that the connector tube and catheter positioned thereon are receivable along the first and second lock member axial passageways, and the beaded portion of the connector tube is disposed on an opposite side of the tabs from the vascular access device. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100145312 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first structure including a tubular male connector section that has a male-side cavity, and a tubular female connector section having a female-side cavity, which communicates with the male-side cavity and to which another male connector section the same as the male connector section can be connected, and a second structure including an installation section that can be installed on the first structure, a male lock section disposed adjacent to the male connector section in an installed condition in which the second structure is installed on the first structure, so that the direction of connection thereof is parallel to that of the male connector section, and a female lock section to which another male lock section the same as the male lock section can be connected, which is disposed adjacent to the female connector section in the installed condition, so that the direction of connection thereof is parallel to that of the female connector section, wherein the first structure can be used selectively either with the second structure installed thereon or without the second structure. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100145313 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING SEPTAL DEFECTS - A system for introducing and advancing medical devices into vessels, including an introducer with a first elongated tubular member having a first connection element at a distal end and a guide catheter comprising a second connection element at a proximal end, the first and second elongated tubular members being substantially hollow for receiving and passing through an expandable device for treatment of septal defects, where the first connection element includes a female connection element with an internal continuous annularly shaped protruding rib; and the second connection element comprises a male connection element adapted to be inserted into the first connection element, the second connection element having an external continuous annularly shaped protruding rib, where the internal rib and external rib are configured to interlock and resist relative longitudinal movement while allowing relative rotational movement. Methods of making and using are also described as well as an associated cutting apparatus. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100228231 | FLUID LINE CONNECTOR SAFETY DEVICE - The present application describes devices that use various features to prevent the disconnection of connectors used in medical treatments. For example embodiments prevent disconnection of luer connectors that are incompletely mated. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100318069 | MULTI-CHANNEL COUPLING FOR MULTI-LUMEN TUBE - A connector ( | 12-16-2010 |
| 20110144626 | MEDICAL FLUID COMMUNICATION COUPLINGS - A medical coupling system is disclosed for coupling medical apparatus in fluid communication, the system comprising a plurality of groups of couplings, each member ( | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110270231 | CLAMPING CATHETER CONNECTORS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Catheter connectors, systems, and methods in which one or more catheters are attached to a connector. In the illustrated embodiment, the catheter is retained relative to the connector by inward radial compression between an outer surface of a hollow connector pin inserted into the catheter, and a clamping arm that pivots relative to the connector pin and pushes against an outer surface of the catheter. One or more sleeves may slide over the clamping arm to bias the clamping arm radially inwardly. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20110276035 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR WITH CLOSEABLE LUER CONNECTOR - Some embodiments relate to a luer connector comprising a housing having a hollow bore therethrough, a first end, and a second end, a male luer tip supported by the housing configured to rotate with respect to the housing, the luer tip having a first open end and a passageway through the luer tip in fluid communication with the first open end, and a substantially rigid internal member extending into the passageway of the luer tip toward the first open end of the luer tip. In some embodiments, at least one of the luer tip and the internal member can be axially moveable between a first closed position and a second open position relative to the other of the luer tip and the internal member. Further, the luer tip and the internal member can cooperate such that rotation of the luer tip in a first direction relative to the housing increases an axial displacement between the first open end of the luer tip and an end portion of the internal member. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110276036 | COUPLING FOR TUBULAR ELEMENTS - The invention relates to a coupling for tubular elements, with at least one plug and one socket, which plug can be inserted into the socket and can be locked therein, and both the plug and the socket have, extending approximately along their longitudinal axis, a channel for a fluid, said channel being arranged in such a way that the fluid can flow through the coupling in a locked state thereof. The plug can be locked in the socket in at least two locking positions, and the socket and/or the plug has at least one opening such that, in a first locking position, the opening connects the channel for a fluid to the environment, and, in a second locking position, the channel for a fluid is isolated from the environment. The invention relates further to a cannula that comprises such a coupling. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20110288534 | DEVICE FOR EXTERNAL PERCUTANEOUS CONNECTIONS - The present invention provides devices for creating an external percutaneous fluidic connections. In one embodiment, the device includes a first tube defining a longitudinal axis, and a first bolster supporting the first tube, a second tube, and a second bolster supporting the second tube. The first and second bolsters are magnetically attractable, and promote airflow to the skin. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20120016346 | CATHETER HUB - A catheter hub includes a distal assembly including a distal hub member adapted to be fixedly attached to an outer catheter and a proximal assembly including a proximal hub member adapted to be fixedly attached to an inner catheter disposed through the outer catheter. An elongate member connects the proximal and distal assemblies such that the proximal and distal assemblies can translate longitudinally relative to one another. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120029482 | TOOLS AND METHODS RELATED TO CATHETER DELIVERY - A syringe adapter tool facilitates inline connection of a syringe with a catheter lumen, as well as torque transfer between the syringe and catheter. The adapter tool may further facilitate passage of an instrument through a seal zone portion of the catheter lumen, which seal zone portion is located in a proximal section of the catheter. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120029483 | Enteral Feeding Extension Set Connector - A connector for coupling to a base of an indwelling catheter or tube device equipped with a circular hub having a radius, a top surface, a side surface, and a circumferential recess defined in the side surface. The connector has a resilient assembly that includes a plurality of release buttons extending from the resilient assembly and may optionally include a head. The connector may also include a conduit defining a fluid pathway for transferring fluids through the connector. Each release button has a first portion including a finger contact zone and a second portion including a catch. The catch is configured to releasably engage the circumferential recess defined in the side surface of the circular hub. The connector is coupled to the circular hub by positioning the connector on the circular hub and depressing the connector until the catches engage the circumferential recess defined in the side surface of the circular hub such that the connector is configured to rotate completely about the circular hub. The connector is decoupled from the hub by pressing the release buttons to reversibly displace the respective catches radially to disengage from the circumferential recess. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120035593 | ENTERAL CONNECTOR - A male connector element for detachable coupling with an enteral feeding tube, and having a tip length sufficient to prevent over-insertion into the female hub of the feeding tube, and thereby reducing the potential for stretching the female hub. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120041424 | Connector for Connecting Parts of a Medical Device - The present invention relates to a connector of the luer lock type having a first and a second part attached in a liquid sealing arrangement. Each part is provided with a central bore in which liquid transporting tubings are attached for establishing liquid connection in a liquid sealing arrangement between two medical devices. The tubing attached to the first part protrudes into the central bore of the second part. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120041425 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR STRUCTURE - A medical connector structure configured in such a manner that a first member body which constitutes a connector base and a second member body which consists of a different material from the first member body are formed by two-color injection molding. The first member body is a tube body which has a connector-side section having a structure connected to a mating section, and also has a tube-side section having on the surface thereof projections and recesses. The second member body is a tube body which allows a raw material to be filled into the portion in which the projections and recesses are provided and into which a raw material is filled so as to allow a tube body to be inserted. The tube-side section and the tube body are adhered together. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120046649 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONNECTOR FITTING - A releasable medical device connector comprises a connector fitting with a spin nut which connects to an adaptor. The connector fitting has at least one radially extending member with a variable radius cross section. The spin nut is disposed upon the connector fitting proximal of the radially extending member and is both axially slidable and rotatable upon the elongated body of the connector fitting. A screw thread within a proximal portion of the spin nut is used to secure the tapering portion of the connector fitting to an external thread disposed upon the adaptor. To release the connector, the spin nut is unscrewed from the adaptor and slid so that a distal receptacle of the spin nut engages the radially extending member of the connector fitting. With the spin nut and connector fitting engaged, the medical line can be released from the adaptor by twisting and pulling upon the spin nut. The radially extending member of the connector fitting may also be used to secure the medical line to a retainer comprising one or more slots. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120046650 | SAFETY LUER CONNECTION - A connection device has a male connector and a female connector. The female connector will only accommodate the dedicated male connector, thereby prohibiting a misconnection with the wrong male connector. In certain embodiments, a member prohibits male connectors, other than a dedicated male connector, from being inserted into the female connector. In certain other embodiments, a post prohibits male connectors, other than a dedicated male connector including a slot, from being inserted into the female connector. In still certain other embodiments, a series of prongs in the male connector and corresponding grooves in the female connector ensure the proper connection. Once the male connector is inserted and secured within the female connector, a fluid-tight seal is formed between the male connector and the female connector. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120116355 | LUER LOCK CONNECTION - The invention relates to a Luer lock connection comprising a Luer cone and a threaded sleeve surrounding said cone, the threaded sleeve being fitted on the base of the Luer cone so that it is rotatable along the longitudinal axis of said cone, wherein clamping means are provided between the threaded sleeve and the base of the Luer cone, said means being designed in such a way that when a female part is fitted onto the Luer cone, clamping between the threaded sleeve and the base of the Luer cone is achieved by rotating the threaded sleeve or the female part in the threaded sleeve ( | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120220984 | Catheter Connection Systems - A catheter connector system, including a catheter hub and a coupling member. The catheter hub includes a cannula portion connected to a housing portion and a distal interface including a tapered seal post fixed to the housing portion, a deformable sealing element surrounding the tapered seal post, and a retention collar surrounding the sealing element. The coupling member includes an opening to receive the distal interface, an inwardly extending portion to engage the retention collar, and an actuating member to engage the deformable sealing element. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120245564 | Drug Delivery Connectors - Devices having male connectors for preventing connection to non-compatible female connectors are described. An exemplary male connector includes an elongate tip and a collar disposed coaxially around the elongate tip including a plurality of ribs disposed on either an inside surface or an outside surface of the collar for preventing entry of a non-compatible female connector into a channel formed between the elongate tip and the collar. One or more embodiments pertain to a device with a male connector and a compatible female connector including a threaded portion for engaging a corresponding threaded portion of the male connector. | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120253322 | Connection System for Multi-Lumen Catheter - A catheter connection system and a method of connecting the catheter connection system to a catheter. The catheter connection system includes a hub assembly and a collar. The hub assembly includes a cannula extending from a distal end thereof, and a collet defining an inner surface spaced apart from the cannula to permit passage of a catheter wall between the body and the cannula. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120316536 | Set of Easily Cleanable Connectors For A Liquid Circuit - The invention relates to a secure connector set for a liquid circuit, including: a male connector and a female connector, each including a proximal coupler and a distal coupler, the distal coupler of each connector defining a passage and including a tubular part, in which a connection member fixedly mounted on the proximal coupler extends coaxially, and an elastically deformable membrane which is substantially tubular, closed at a distal end by a membrane body, and movable between a downstream plugging position, in which the membrane sealingly covers a free end of the connection member, and an upstream connection position, in which the connection member passes through the membrane, in which the tubular part of the distal coupler of the male connector is designed to be inserted, upon connection, into the tubular part of the distal coupler of the female connector, and wherein, in a downstream plugging position, for the male and the female connectors, the membrane sealingly blocks the passage in the distal coupler. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120316537 | SAFETY CONNECTOR APPARATUS - A connector apparatus includes first and second mating connectors that can be joined to make a fluid connection. The connectors are constructed to discriminate improper connectors so that no fluid tight connection can be formed with improper connectors. The connector apparatus can be used with a system for compression therapy to prevent deep vein thrombosis. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20130012926 | DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE HOLLOW ELEMENT FOR CONVEYING A FLUID WITH A CONNECTION ELEMENT - In an apparatus having at least one first hollow element for conducting a fluid having a connection element, to enable and facilitate a simple and reliable connection to a second hollow element, a snap-in element of the connection element having a latching surface which contacts an abutment surface in a connection state with the second hollow element is made as a radially widenable snap-in ring. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130035668 | CLOSABLE MALE LUER CONNECTOR - A male luer connector is disclosed, the male luer connector being attached to a first tube and connectable to a female luer connector for providing a flow channel from said first tube to said female luer connector. The male luer connector includes a male luer part, which includes a tapered outer peripheral wall, a side wall, and an outlet opening. A tube member is also provided, the tube member having a flow channel therein. The tube member has openings at first and second ends thereof, the first end being movably inserted into an inner space of the side wall and the second end being connected to the first tube. The tube member further includes a male luer part sealing arrangement for sealing the outlet opening. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130046287 | RETRACTABLE LUER LOCK FITTINGS - The system has a male tubing fitting extending along a longitudinal axis. The male tubing fitting has a first internal bore and an end portion including a male plug. The system also has a female tubing fitting that has a second internal bore configured to receive the male plug. Also, the system has a collar disposed about the male tubing fitting and positioned to slide freely along the longitudinal axis from a first position to a second position. In the first position the male and female tubing fittings are unlocked with respect to each other such that the male plug is removably insertable into the second internal bore of the female tubing fitting. In the second position the male and female fittings are locked with respect to each other such that the male plug is prevented from being removed from the second internal bore of the female tubing fitting. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130079754 | CONNECTION SYSTEM - A connection system is disclosed herein in accordance with an embodiment. The connection system includes a male component and a female component. At least one of the male component and the female component may define a tapered surface. The connection system also includes a keyed interface disposed on either the male component or the female component. The keyed interface is configured to prevent the male component and the female component from unintentionally being coupled with a non-conforming connection system component. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130103003 | SECURE SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING MEDICAL FLUID - A system for transferring medical fluid includes a male Luer connector and a female Luer connector, the male Luer connector including a collar surrounding at least part of a male conical portion whose outer surface is supported against the female conical connection surface of the female Luer connector during the assembly of the connectors. The maximum inside diameter at the entrance to the collar of the male Luer connector is strictly less than the smallest outside diameter of a standard female Luer connector or one according to ISO 594-2. The female Luer connector includes a collar surrounding at least part of the female conical connection, this collar having an inside diameter greater than or equal to the outside diameter of the collar of the male Luer connector, to engage and at least partially cover the collar of this male Luer connector during the assembly of the connectors. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130123753 | CATHETER APPARATUS - A proximal terminal end of a proximal section of a catheter, preferably tapered, defines a perimeter of an opening into a lumen of the catheter and includes an exposed sealing area. A sealing assembly, that may be removed from the catheter, includes a relatively soft part and a relatively rigid part, wherein the exposed sealing area is formed by the soft part, and the relatively rigid part may include an attachment feature for removable connection of the assembly to the catheter. The lumen of the catheter, within the proximal section, may include a seal zone portion, which preferably includes a slit segment intersecting a funnel-like segment of a bore. The catheter proximal section may further include a feature for interlocking engagement with an accessory tool. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130123754 | DISINFECTING CAPS FOR MEDICAL MALE LUER CONNECTORS - Disclosed herein are disinfecting caps that can be used to cover and disinfect a male luer post of a medical connector when not in use or when disconnected from its female connector counterpart. The caps are configured to engage threads of the connector. The caps contain a disinfecting agent disposed in a chamber of the cap. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130138086 | Infusion Flow System and Fluid Coupling - Fluid infusion systems and fluid couplings are described herein. The infusion systems may include one or more fluid couplings used to make fluidic connection between a supply line and delivery tubing. The fluid couplings separate the functions of providing a seal around a delivery tube and retaining the delivery tube within the fluid coupling. The seal provided around the delivery tube prevents leakage around an exterior surface of a delivery tube such that fluid passing through the coupling must pass through the delivery tube rather than leak around the delivery tube. The structure used to retain the delivery tube in the fluid coupling prevents ejection of the delivery tube from the coupling due to the fluid pressures present in the coupling. The separate functions are performed by different structures within the fluid couplings. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130158521 | Medical Tubing Connection Assembly - A medical tubing connector pair includes a female tubing connector, and a male tubing connector. The female tubing connector has an external thread and the male tubing connector has an internal thread, the external and internal threads threadingly engaged to secure the female and male tubing connectors together. The internal thread is made from a flexible material to permit the female and male tubing connectors to be connected to or disconnected from each other without rotation of the tubing connectors relative to each other. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130184688 | Medical Connector - The present invention provides a connector ( | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130245611 | Secure fluids transfer system for medical use - A fluid transfer system includes a Luer female connector having a main body containing an internal channel for passage of fluids and a collar surrounding at least a part of the end of the main body, and a Luer male connector having a main body with a longitudinal internal opening. The main body of the female connector contains a first threading on at least a part of the external surface of that portion that is surrounded by the collar, located at least in part facing an internal surface of the collar; one of the ends of the main body of the Luer male connector contains a second threading on at least a part of its internal surface delineating the longitudinal internal opening, which engages into and fits in the first threading to ensure joining between the Luer male and female connectors. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130245612 | MEDICAL COUPLING SYSTEM - An adapter connector includes a housing shroud that is fitted at one end with a core and at its other end with an inner 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. The inner shroud has a catch mechanism that enables it to mate readily with a connector, if the connector is rotated in one direction. The catch mechanism is further configured to allow the connector to be removed if it were to be turned in a counter rotational direction. The connecting portion of the inner shroud is configured to accept a complementary connector. The connecting portion of the core likewise is configured to accept a complementary connector of the medication providing device. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130296832 | ENTERAL FEEDING EXTENSION SET CONNECTOR - A connector for coupling to a base of an indwelling catheter or tube device equipped with a circular hub having a radius, a top surface, a side surface, and a circumferential recess defined in the side surface. The connector has a resilient assembly that includes a plurality of release buttons extending from the resilient assembly and may optionally include a head. The connector may also include a conduit defining a fluid pathway for transferring fluids through the connector. Each release button has a first portion including a finger contact zone and a second portion including a catch. The catch is configured to releasably engage the circumferential recess defined in the side surface of the circular hub. The connector is coupled to the circular hub by positioning the connector on the circular hub and depressing the connector until the catches engage the circumferential recess defined in the side surface of the circular hub such that the connector is configured to rotate completely about the circular hub. The connector is decoupled from the hub by pressing the release buttons to reversibly displace the respective catches radially to disengage from the circumferential recess. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130304037 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR - Some embodiments comprise a connector including a rigid housing having a first end and a second end. A second member can be positioned at a second end portion of the housing and be engageable with a second device. The second member can have a body portion having a first body portion, a second body portion, and a flow lumen extending axially through the body portion, an annular covering portion extending in a radial direction away from the body portion, a receiving portion extending away from the covering portion in an axial direction, and at least one protrusion extending radially away from an outside surface of the body portion. In some embodiments, the second member can be supported by the housing such that, in an assembled state, the first body portion is positioned within the housing and such that the annular covering portion and the second body portion are positioned outside the housing. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130304038 | FEMALE-SIDE CONNECTOR - [Problem to be Solved] | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130338644 | Disinfecting caps having sealing features and related systems and methods - Caps can be used to cover and disinfect medical connectors. Some caps can create a seal with the medical connectors to prevent antiseptic from entering a fluid paths defined by a connector. Support members can aid in creating or maintaining the seal. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140114292 | MALE MEMBER - A male member ( | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140135738 | CAPPING DEVICE FOR A MEDICAL ACCESS CONNECTOR - A capping device that includes a cap, a first member, a second member, and a living hinge is provided. The cap is for covering the top of a medical access connector. The first member is connected with the cap. The living hinge is located between the first member and the second member. Capping and uncapping the medical access connector with the cap is transparent to a user that is manipulating the medical access connector. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140135739 | Assembly of Medical Connector Caps - Disclosed herein are disinfecting caps that can be used to cover and disinfect both a male medical connector and needleless injection site when not in use or when disconnected from each other. The caps contain a disinfecting agent. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140155868 | SHEATH - A sheath can be used to protect a catheter hub from contamination. The sheath can surround the catheter hub and seal the interface between the catheter hub and a needleless connector. The sheath can be installed onto the catheter hub either before or after the needleless connector has been connected to the catheter hub. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140163529 | Adapter For A Feeding Tube - A feeding tube adapter includes two detachable members. Each member is fluidly connected to one of two feeding tubes that supply fluid from a feed source to a patient. When attached, the feeding tube adapter enables fluid to flow from the feed source to the patient. When detached, the feeding tube adapter reduces or eliminates leakage of fluid from the fluid source. A force that detaches the feeding tube adapter is less than a force that removes a section of feeding tube from within the patient. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140207118 | Lock Connection Device for Medical Fluid Lines - Described is a lock connection device for medical fluid lines comprising a first connector for coupling a first medical fluid line and a second connector for coupling a second medical fluid line, wherein both connectors are adapted for releasable attachment to each other. The device comprises a first closing member adapted to be releasably attached to the first connector so as to close it, and a second closing member adapted to be releasably attached to the second connector so as to close it. The first and second closing members are configured to attach to each other. If the first closing member is attached to the first connector and the second closing member is attached to the first closing member and the second connector, the first closing member can be detached from the first connector wherein the second closing member remains attached to the first closing member and the second connector. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140207119 | Luer Connectors - Luer connector including a primary Luer male connector, having a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, the primary Luer male connector including a first inner fluid flow channel extending from a proximal end thereof to the secondary female section, the first inner fluid flow channel having a diameter of approximately d1 increasing at a connection point between the first inner fluid flow channel and the secondary female section to form a neck N the secondary female section having an internal diameter of d2 at a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector, where d1 is smaller than d2, the primary Luer male connector being configured to mate with a primary Luer female connector having a secondary male section including a second inner fluid flow channel ex having an internal diameter of approximately d1. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140236127 | OCCLUSIVE IMPLANTS FOR HOLLOW ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES, DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - An implant arid delivery system including a female coupler at a proximal end of the implant and a male coupler at a distal end of an elongate tubular delivery member. The male coupler is insertable within the female coupler and expandable under the influence of an elongate control member that is slidable within the tubular delivery member. Expansion of the male coupler locks the implant to the tubular delivery member. Withdrawal of the control member unlocks the implant from the tubular delivery member, enabling placement of the implant within a body. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140236128 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUID DELIVERY - A method for delivering fluid to a brain of a subject using a modular fluid delivery apparatus is described. The method comprises taking a subject having a first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus subcutaneously implanted therein, the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus comprising a first end having a first fluid connector portion attached thereto and a second end being connected to one or more catheters implanted within the brain of the subject. The method also comprises taking a second part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus, the second part comprising a third end comprising a second fluid connector portion. The method further comprises making an incision in the subject to gain access to the first fluid connector portion of the first part of the modular fluid delivery apparatus, and connecting the first fluid connector portion to the second fluid connector portion. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140243797 | FLUID LINE CONNECTORS - A male luer connector includes a body having a first end configured to be connected to a fluid line, a second end opposed to the first end, and a body longitudinal axis. The second end is configured to be inserted into and form a luer slip connection with a female luer connector. The male luer connector also includes a locking collar that is connected to the body in a manner such that the locking collar rotates about the longitudinal axis. In some cases, the body second end does not protrude beyond a plane that is transverse to the longitudinal axis and that includes an end face of the locking collar, and/or when male and female connectors are engaged, the locking collar engages an outer surface of the female fluid line connector and is deformed by the engagement. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140257249 | Syringe - IV Access Locking Device - A safety device is described wherein drug delivery systems and methods involve associating unique keys to patients that prevent the interconnection between a drug delivery device and non-complimentary patient key. Medication in a drug delivery device intended for a patient may only be accessed via a particular unique key associated with the intravenous access device of that patient. | 09-11-2014 |
| 20140276651 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR CONTAMINATION PREVENTION SYSTEMS - A system relating to improved medical-connector contamination prevention. More particularly, this invention relates to a reduced-touch contamination system for small-bore fluid connectors, including male and female Luer-type connectors. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140303601 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR WITH CLOSEABLE LUER CONNECTOR - Some embodiments relate to a luer connector comprising a housing having a hollow bore therethrough, a first end, and a second end, a male luer tip supported by the housing configured to rotate with respect to the housing, the luer tip having a first open end and a passageway through the luer tip in fluid communication with the first open end, and a substantially rigid internal member extending into the passageway of the luer tip toward the first open end of the luer tip. In some embodiments, at least one of the luer tip and the internal member can be axially moveable between a first closed position and a second open position relative to the other of the luer tip and the internal member. Further, the luer tip and the internal member can cooperate such that rotation of the luer tip in a first direction relative to the housing increases an axial displacement between the first open end of the luer tip and an end portion of the internal member. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140303602 | COLLAPSIBLE VALVE - A collapsible valve comprising a first portion with at least one dimple in a side thereof, and a second portion, the second portion being narrower than the first portion and arranged along an axial dimension of the first portion, the second portion including a cut therein. | 10-09-2014 |
| 20140330254 | CHANNEL SEPARATION DEVICE AND RELATED METHOD THEREOF - A device, and method for using and manufacturing that device, to prevent accidental disruption of a channel placed inside a subject. The device is placed external to the patient, in-line with the channel, and it is designed to separate when a desired tractive force is applied to a portion of the channel that is outside the subject. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150011979 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR - A soft grip medical connector comprises a housing with an upstream end, a downstream end and a lumen extending through a central portion thereof. A flexible member comprises a valve portion integrally formed with a sleeve portion. The valve portion is positioned within a section of the housing and is configured to control a flow of fluid through the housing lumen. The sleeve is inverted to envelope at least a portion of the outer surface of the housing. In some embodiments the gripping portion is integrally formed with the valve portion. In some embodiments, the connector is also generally configured to create a positive pressure in a catheter lumen upon removal of a syringe or other medical device from the upstream end of the connector. Methods of making a medical fluid connector generally comprise forming a valve member with a sleeve extending there from, and assembling the valve, sleeve and housing. | 01-08-2015 |
| 20150032089 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a medical connector assembly comprising a male port plug and a female port plug that is releasably lockable with the male port plug. The male port plug can include a first end portion adapted to mate with a fluid source, and a tapered second end portion. The second end portion can include a twistable locking mechanism comprising a plurality of crescent-shaped flanges that extend annularly about less than the entire outer circumferential surface of the second end portion. The female port plug can include a central channel configured to receive the male port plug. The central channel can have a tapered portion adapted to friction fit with the second end portion of the male port plug. The female port plug can further include a receptacle portion adapted to receive the plurality of flanges comprising the locking mechanism. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150105753 | MALE CONNECTOR EQUIPPED WITH LOCK MECHANISM - A lock mechanism includes a hood ( | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150297881 | Fluid Transfer Device and Packaging Therefor - A fluid transfer system includes packaging having a body with a sidewall extending between an open top end and a bottom end and defining an interior cavity, and at least one protrusion extending radially inward from the sidewall into the interior cavity. The system also includes a fluid transfer device including an inner member and an outer member surrounding at least a portion of the inner member. The inner member having a first position where the inner member is configured to rotate freely relative to the outer member and a second position where rotation of the inner member relative to the outer member is restricted in a first rotational direction. The fluid transfer device also including a locking arrangement configured for cooperating with the at least one protrusion to prevent rotation of the inner member relative to the outer member upon an application of a compressive force on the packaging. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150306366 | GENDERLESS CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF FLUID CONNECTION - A fluid connector includes first and second fluid connector elements with respective first and second base portions. The first and second fluid connector elements each include a pair of extension portions extending from the respective first and second base portions. First and second face seal elements are respectively carried by the first and second base portions and are contained within the pair of extension portions of the associated fluid connector element. A locking coupling allows the first and second fluid connector elements to be coupled together with the face seal elements in facing and sealing engagement, and then rotated relative to one another and locked together to form a fluid tight joint between the face seal elements and a fluid flow path through the first and second face seal elements and the first and second fluid connector elements. | 10-29-2015 |
| 20150320992 | SECURE FLUIDS TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL USE - A fluid transfer system includes Luer male and female connectors. The male connector has a main body with a longitudinal internal opening and an internal threading; the female connector has a main body containing an internal channel for the passage of fluids, a collar that surrounds at least a portion of an end of the main body, and external threading on the portion that is surrounded by the collar. The corresponding threadings are configured to engage and ensure a secure fit between the male and female connectors. An external surface of the male connector at the end where the threading is located forms a conical male portion, the internal surface of the collar of the female connector forms a conical female connecting surface, and the conical male portion is configured to fit against the conical female connecting surface and onto the collar when the male and female connectors are fitted together. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150328445 | Catheter Connector Insert - The present invention relates to a catheter connector assembly having an insert for use during packaging, shipping, and handling of a catheter connector. The assembly includes a catheter connector having a body with a first half axially aligned with a second half. The first half is rotatable relative to the second half between an open position and a closed position. The first half defines a distal end of the body and the second half defines a proximal end of the body. A proximal end port is configured with the proximal end of the second half for mating communication with a fluid delivery device. The insert is configured with the body when the body is in the open position such that the insert maintains the catheter connector in the open position during packaging, shipping, and handling of the catheter connector. | 11-19-2015 |
| 20150335874 | Interlock Feed Set Coupling - An interlock coupling adapter for delivering medical fluids to a patient, for example, with enteral feed set devices is provided herein. The interlock coupling adapter increases patient comfort and ensures a secure connection between a button/button base and a food source or medical fluid source. The interlock coupling adapter has an interlock inset within an opening of a button base. The interlock has a recess in which locking protrusions of an adapter may fit within. In this way, the adapter may freely rotate about the interlock. The adapter may be connected or disconnected by depressing flexible arms hinged to the adapter. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150351614 | ENDOSCOPE - The invention relates to an endoscope ( | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150374968 | Disinfecting Caps for Medical Male Luer Connectors - Disclosed herein are disinfecting caps that can be used to cover and disinfect both a male medical connector and needleless injection site when not in use or when disconnected from each other. The caps contain a disinfecting agent. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160045708 | CATHETER SHAFT AND CATHETER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - A catheter shaft ( | 02-18-2016 |
| 20160089528 | ENTERAL FEEDING CONNECTOR - A medical tubing connector includes a first connector portion configured for connecting to a mating second connector. A tube engagement portion is integral with and opposite the first connector portion and configured for connecting to a medical tube. A liquid passage extends through the first connector portion and the tube engagement portion. The first connector portion includes a continuous outer surface for sealing engagement with the mating second connector. An annular portion is integral with and surrounds the male connector portion. A connecting portion connects the first connector portion to the annular portion. The connecting portion is discontinuous permitting liquid to pass through the connecting portion so that liquid is prevented from pooling between the first connector portion and the annular portion. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160106967 | CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL LINES - A connector for medical lines includes a tubular body having a male luer-lock fitting at one end, intended to be screw-coupled with a complementary female fitting. An outer jacket is coupled in unidirectional rotation with the tubular body in the direction corresponding to the screwing of the male fitting and freely rotatable in the opposite direction. For selectively coupling the outer jacket with the tubular body in the direction corresponding to the unscrewing of the male fitting, at least one side push-button carried by said outer jacket is provided. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160106968 | Disinfecting Caps Having an Extendable Feature - Some assemblies can include a male cap and a female cap, each of which can be used to cover separated medical connectors. In certain arrangements, a male cap can include a movable carriage that transitions from a retracted position when an assembly with which the male cap is associated is in a closed state to an extended position when the assembly is in an open state. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160114128 | Actuating Catheter Luer Devices - A luer for a catheter is disclosed. The luer has a proximal luer housing having a proximal opening, a distal luer housing having a stem and a distal opening, and a threaded element disposed on an external surface of the luer. The proximal housing and the distal housing define a fluid channel, and the proximal housing is slidably attached to the distal housing so that in a closed configuration the proximal opening is fluidly sealed by the stem, and in an open configuration the fluid channel is in fluid communication with the proximal opening. The luer can be formed integral to a catheter hub. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160129234 | CONNECTING ELEMENT AND CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - A connecting element for connecting two hollow bodies through which a fluid can flow comprises a first connecting part which can be brought into fluid-tight flow connection with a first hollow body through which a fluid can flow, a sealing element which is arranged at least partially in an inner area of the first connecting part and a locking element which is arranged on an outside of the first connecting part. The locking element can be transferred from an unlocked position into a locked position, wherein the locking element in the locked position acts upon the sealing element in such a way that an inside diameter of the sealing element is smaller than when the locking element is in the unlocked position. | 05-12-2016 |
| 20160158110 | Adapter Assembly for Enteral Feeding and Method of Making - An adapter assembly includes a tapered connector including a central passage and a tapered outer surface for sealing with a tube or bottle. A male connector for connection to a female connector to fluidly communicate the female connector with the tube or bottle is coupled with the tapered connector. A method of forming such an adapter assembly is also disclosed. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160158519 | PORTABLE FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - A fluid delivery system includes a first container configured for storing a first fluid therein and a second container configured for storing a second fluid therein, wherein the second fluid is different from the first fluid. The fluid delivery system further includes at least one pump configured for delivering under pressure one or both of the first and second fluids. At least one valve is provided for selectively delivering one or both of the first and second fluids to the pump. The first and second containers, the pump, and the valve are contained within a cartridge that is removably insertable into a cartridge carrier of the fluid delivery system. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160175530 | Fluid Transfer Connection | 06-23-2016 |
