Patent ID: 6562023
Filing Date: 2003-05-13
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A connector for a catheter comprising:a base arrangement including: two tubes extending from the base arrangement and each terminating at an end, each tube sized to be received inside the catheter; a surface surrounding both of the tubes positioned to engage a first end of a compression seal; and a bayonet extending from the base arrangement; and a locking sleeve engageable with the base arrangement and rotatable relative thereto, the locking sleeve including an outer body and a compression seal received within the outer body, the compression seal having first and second ends, the outer body including an inner shoulder positioned to engage the second end of the compression seal, the outer body including a cam slot for receiving the bayonet, the cam slot including an angled portion, the cam slot including an overcenter portion, the locking sleeve including a compensating mechanism for allowing further rotation of the locking sleeve at an over compression condition of the compression seal, the compression seal engageable with the catheter to seal the catheter to the tubes when the locking sleeve is mounted to the base arrangement.