Patent ID: 11931539
Assignee: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway, the medical connector comprising:
a housing comprising: a first part with a proximal female end with a proximal opening, and a second part comprising a distal male end;
a first valve positioned substantially or entirely within the housing, the first valve comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the first valve being movable between a closed position and an open position, and the first valve being configured to selectively seal the proximal opening;
a second valve positioned within the second part of the housing, the second valve comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the second valve being configured to selectively seal within the housing at a position distal of the first valve;
a region with an elastomeric wall positioned between the first valve and the second valve, the elastomeric wall being formed separately from the first valve and second valve, and the elastomeric wall surrounding and directly contacting the fluid pathway; and
an internal plug, a proximal portion of the plug comprising a circumferential rim that is slidably received within the first valve, the plug being positioned in a region between the proximal end of the first valve and the proximal end of the second valve, the plug comprising a hole at a proximal tip of the plug, the hole being positioned inside of the first valve when the first valve is in the closed position;
wherein the second valve is capable of both automatically opening and automatically closing while the first valve is open.