Patent ID: 9289589
Filing Date: 2016-03-22
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,F16L,G01N

Claim Text:
1. A housing for use in a respiratory gas sampling and/or delivery tubing systems comprising: a primary Luer male connector having a form of a tapered cone, comprising a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of said primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, wherein said primary Luer male connector comprises a first inner fluid flow channel extending along its length from a proximal end thereof to and in fluid flow connection with said secondary female section; and a Luer female connector comprising a second inner fluid flow channel extending along the length thereof; wherein said first inner fluid flow channel and said second inner fluid flow channel are coextensive so as to form a joined fluid flow channel having an essentially constant diameter and extending along the length of said housing; wherein said secondary female section of said primary Luer male connector comprises a conducting material; wherein said conducting material comprises at least three conducting pads, each conductor pad separated from its neighboring conducting pad by a non-conducting gap.