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Infusion hub assembly and fluid line disconnect system

US7744568B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 2007
Grant dateJun 29, 2010
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Expiry dateSep 26, 2027

Classification

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

Abstract

An infusion hub assembly, comprising: a hub received in a hole in a wing, the hub having a bore passing therethrough, with an upper portion of the circular hub having an attachment surface thereon; an infusion cannula extending downwardly away from the wing, the infusion cannula being in fluid communication with the bore passing through the hub; a cover having a bore passing therethrough and having an inner attachment surface adapted to mate with the attachment surface on the upper portion of the hub; and a septum positioned in alignment with the bore passing through the cover.An infusion connector set comprising: a first connector; a septum received in the first connector; a second connector; a septum received in the second connector; and a flanged needle which penetrates both the septums in the first and second connectors when the first and second connectors are connected together.

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