Patent · US Expired

Medical device having a connector portion with an improved surface finish

US5797889A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
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10Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 19, 1996
Grant dateAug 25, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2039/1088
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention relates to the surface finish on a portion of a medical device that connects to another medical device. By controlling the average surface roughness on the mating surface of the connector portion of the medical device leakage at the connection can be eliminated and the connection can be readily disengaged by hand.

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