Patent ID: 6676652
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A catheter adapter comprising:an adapter body, a medical device securing means for releasably securing and hermetically sealing the adapter body to a medical device, and catheter securing means for releasably securing and hermetically sealing the adapter body to a catheter of predetermined external diameter, the catheter securing means comprising first and second rigid elements provided with confronting surfaces, and an operating device adapted to urge the rigid elements towards one another, at least one of said confronting surfaces comprising longitudinal channel walls defining a channel, whereby the confronting surfaces combine together to define a close tolerance pathway when the elements are urged towards one another by the operating device, and an operating device retaining means for retaining the operating device in an operative position, wherein, in use, each rigid element is moved as a whole toward the other rigid element such that in use a length of a catheter enclosed within the pathway is compressed and held by engagement of said rigid elements with the catheter, the operating device comprising seal biassing means by which a resilient sealing element is also compressed against the catheter and urged against the adapter body to form a fluid seal therebetween whilst the operating device is in the operative position.