Connection preferably for medical use
US4968309A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 30, 1989 |
| Grant date | Nov 6, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 30, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S604/905
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A connection including two attachable halves having respective unions, and a device movably supported within a first half and enclosed within a space defined by the halves. The device is movable to open flow channels between the unions when the halves are attached to one another, and to block the flow channels at least when the halves are separated from one another. The space communicates with or constitutes a part of the flow channels when the device is in one position, or when the halves are in a relative position separate from the connection position. The space forms a closed chamber separated from the flow channels when the device is in another position, or when the halves are in an attached position. A fluid, preferably with disinfectant properties, may be introduced into and removed from the space through penetrable membranes in walls of the halves.
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