Patent ID: 11865075
Assignee: EQUASHIELD MEDICAL LTD
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  B | IPC A  B

Claim 16:
17. A fluid transfer connector comprising:
a body member couplable to a fluid transfer unit at a unit coupling portion, the body member being shaped to define a body lumen;
a fluid transfer conduit extending axially from the unit coupling portion into the body lumen, the fluid transfer conduit being configured to establish fluid communication with the fluid transfer unit when the fluid transfer unit is connected to the unit coupling portion;
a sleeve arranged coaxially relative to the body member;
a fluid transfer connector septum mounted at a distal end of the sleeve;
the sleeve and the body member being configured to move relative to each other between an intermediate position in which the fluid transfer connector septum is at an intermediate distance from the unit coupling portion and a collapsed position in which the fluid transfer connector septum is at a collapsed distance, smaller than the intermediate distance, from the unit coupling portion; and
a locking mechanism configured to switch between a locked state and an unlocked state to selectively enable and prevent a relative movement of the sleeve and the body member at the intermediate state, said locking mechanism being configured to selectively enable the relative movement of the sleeve and the body member upon activation of an actuator, at least to transition from the intermediate position to the collapsed position.