Patent ID: 9393398
Filing Date: 2016-07-19
CPC Classification: A61M,F16K,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A connector for transferring fluid, the connector comprising: a housing having a first port, a second port configured to accept an actuator, a third port, and an internal chamber fluidly coupled to the first, second, and third ports; and a first valve element having a first position and a second position within the internal chamber, the first valve element comprising a head portion and a body portion having a cavity with a perimeter, the head portion configured to seal the second port when the first valve element is in the first position, the body portion configured to seal the perimeter of the cavity to separate the internal chamber into (i) an air chamber, which is in fluid communication with an outside of the housing via a passage of the housing, and (ii) a liquid chamber that is continuously coupled to the first and third ports regardless of the position of the first valve element.