Patent ID: 9387316
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,F16L,H01R

Claim Text:
1. An adapter configured to interconnect a device connector of a medical device and a tube connector, said adapter comprising: a first end comprising a female connector, said female connector configured to connect with said device connector; a second end comprising a primary male connector having a form of a tapered cone, said primary male connector configured for insertion into said tube connector, said tube connector being a primary female connector, wherein said primary male connector comprises a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of said primary male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, said secondary female section configured to receive a secondary male section of said tube connector; at least one LED positioned on an end face of the female connector of the adapter; an electrical circuit; and a power source connected to said electrical circuit, wherein said electrical circuit is normally open, such that no voltage is supplied to said LED and no light emitted therefrom; wherein said primary male connector comprises at least two spaced apart conducting strips positioned on said secondary female section, said conducting strips configured to ensure that connection of said adapter to said device connector does not suffice to close said circuit and ignite said LED; and wherein connection of said adapter to said tube connector comprising a second conductive element on its secondary male section closes said electrical circuit and ignite said LED.