Patent ID: 9283344
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61M,F16L

Claim Text:
1. A fluid delivery connection, comprising: a cuff that is configured to engage a port and connect to a fluid delivery circuit, such as to create a fluid connection between the port and the fluid delivery circuit, an outermost surface of the cuff defining a first radius from a center of the cuff; a finger extending away from the cuff, the finger configured to interact with the port; and a locking sleeve movably disposed at least partially about the cuff and the finger, wherein the locking sleeve is selectively movable between an unlocked configuration wherein the finger is movable and a locked configuration wherein the finger is secured to the port, the locking sleeve consisting of a plurality of interconnected discontinuous ramps wherein each ramp comprises an inner surface having a continuously varying inner diameter throughout the ramp such that the inner surface is configured to progressively engage the finger as the locking sleeve is moved from the unlocked configuration to the locked configuration, the ramp extending radially and inwardly of the first radius.