Tactile features to guide user interaction with fluid connector

US11690992B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Becton, Dickinson and Company · US

Inventors

• Rachael Turner Kelly · Arlington, US
• Victor Politis · Framingham, US
• Alex Chaves · Hudson, US
• Gail Siewiorek · Winchester, US
• Eric Bené · Lynn, US
• Attila Kiss · Andover, US
• Megan Kohnen · University City, US
• Marc Hunter · Webster Groves, US
• Laurie Bums · Town and Country, US
• Gail Devan Hunter · Chesterfield, US
• Max W. Ryan · Chesterfield, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 27, 2019
• Grant date: Jul 4, 2023
• Expiry date: May 7, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2205/582
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A fluid connector, including a fluid path portion having an integral cannula extending in a first direction from a interior surface, and a latching portion secured to the fluid path portion and having a pair of displaceable arms. Each arm includes a connector latch disposed at a first cantilevered end of the arm, and an activation lever disposed at an opposite cantilevered end of the arm and extending in a second direction, not parallel to the first direction. A portion of the activation lever includes a first lateral tactile feature aligned substantially parallel to the first direction to prevent forward slippage of the fluid connector from a user's grasp in the second direction, and a portion of the activation lever includes a lateral tactile feature aligned substantially parallel to the second direction to prevent slippage of the fluid connector from a user's grasp in the first direction.