Connection element and connecting device for tubes
US7306197B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2003 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/1033
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A description is given of a connecting device for tubes for medical use having a connection element (7) comprising a main body designed to be attachable to the end of a first tube, and a shut-off element made of an elastically deformable material and at least partly housed inside the main body, to allow or prevent, as required, fluid communication through the main body. The shut-off element has a longitudinal axis of symmetry and is designed to deform symmetrically. Also described are a tube and a peritoneal dialysis line using the connection element described above.
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