Connector without occlusion

US6041794A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Ethicon, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Szu-Min Lin · Laguna Hills, US
• Paul Taylor Jacobs · Trabuco Canyon, US
• Paul A. Leonard · Kirkland, US
• Rodrigo Berho · Seattle, US
• Douglas W. Fett · Lake Stevens, US
• Keith Schubert · Redmond, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 23, 1998
• Grant date: Mar 28, 2000
• Expiry date: Jul 23, 2018

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61L2202/24
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A connector for use with a lumen device during the cleaning and sterilization of devices is provided. The connector provides fluid communication between a fluid source and the device. In particular, during the cleaning and sterilization cycle, the connection between the connector and the device does not produce occluded areas at the point of connection where the connector is sealably attached to the device.