Anesthesiology connector
US4589684A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 1983 |
| Grant date | May 20, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S285/921
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A female anesthesiology connector is provided for connecting a tube supplying anesthesiology gases to an endotracheal tube. The female connector is provided with a longitudinally extending finger having a bevelled locking tooth thereon for providing a positive securement of the male connector of an endotracheal tube with the present female anesthesiology connector. The finger in on a ring inserted into the body of the female connector and secured in place by means of sonic or solvent welding, or a suitable adhesive. The ring and the body together provide an internal groove receiving an O-ring which makes a positive seal with the male connector of the endotracheal tube.
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