Patent ID: 8702129
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: A61M,B29C,B29K,F16L

Abstract:
1. A connector comprising: a tubular body having an exterior surface extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end, the proximal end terminating at a proximal end face and the opposing distal end terminating at a distal end face, the tubular body having an interior surface bounding a linear passage extending therethrough between the proximal end face and the opposing distal end face, the passage having a central longitudinal axis extending along the length thereof; a membrane secured directly to the distal end face of the tubular body so as to seal the passage closed thereat, the membrane being disposed in a plane that orthogonally intersects with the central longitudinal axis of the tubular body, the membrane and the body being configured so that when an energy is applied to the membrane and the body, at least a portion of the membrane exposed to the energy melts to form an opening therein and at least a portion of the body exposed to the energy does not melt; and an alignment stem projecting from the distal end of the tubular body so that at least a portion of the alignment stem is disposed distal of the membrane.