Patent · US Expired

Connector having a medical cannula

US5514117A · kind A · utility

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15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 22, 1994
Grant dateMay 7, 1996
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 22, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2039/1072
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A medical connector for manually connecting a fluid conveying conduit that is in fluid communications with a patient's vasculature and having a junction terminal at an end thereof to a fluid conduit for administration of fluid to the patient. The connector is formed of two components. The first component includes a cannula hub to which a cannula is mounted, a base extending from the hub and fingers extending from the base. The second component is a collar including a support and bars extending therefrom. The collar is manually slidable along the first component in the direction the cannula extends between a retracted position and a locking position. The bars engage the fingers to flex into engagement with the junction terminal. The bars are elastically deformable to provide a spring force for locking the fingers on the junction terminal.

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