Rotating Y-connector
US5338314A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 16, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/062
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A Y-connector with a compression gasket for compressing about a guidewire or catheter when inserted into an inner chamber of a Y-connector and compressed by a rim of a large knurled knob. When the large knurled knob is twisted with an inward force, the rim engages the gasket with inward compression, causing the center portion of the gasket to expand inwardly, thereby frictionally engaging against a guidewire or catheter. The inner expansion of the gasket is substantially equal about the inner circumference of the gasket, thereby providing a seal between the guidewire catheter and bodily fluids, such as blood. A guidewire clamp is included at the end of a side arm extending from the Y-connector body.
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