Female connector for releasable coupling with a male connector defining a fluid conduit
US7448653B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 2005 |
| Grant date | Nov 11, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 21, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/1094
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A female connector for releasable coupling with a male connector is disclosed herein. The male connector defines a fluid conduit and includes a male end adapted to be received within the female connector. The male end includes a coupling feature. The female connector comprises an opening, a collet finger, and an actuation element. The opening is adapted to guide the male connector along a first line of action as the male connector passes into the opening to be received within the female connector. The collet finger includes an engagement feature adapted to engage the coupling feature of the male end and displace along a second line of action generally normal to the first line of action. The actuation element is adapted to displace along a third line of action generally normal to the first and second lines of action in order to disengage the engagement feature from the coupling feature of the male end. When the engagement feature is engaged with the coupling feature, the fluid conduit of the male connector is held in fluid communication with a fluid conduit of the female connector.
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