Patent ID: 6620119
Filing Date: 2003-09-16
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A flow-through blood treatment device and a connected blood set portion which comprises:a housing, a blood inlet, a blood outlet, and at least one membrane in the housing, said housing defining a blood flow path between said blood inlet and outlet on one side of the membrane and a second flow path defined on the other side of the membrane, at least one of said blood inlet and said blood outlet being connected to a length of first blood flow tubing at a first connection site positioned at one end of said length of first blood flow tubing, at least said first length of first blood flow tubing carrying on its other end a second connector which is connected to a fifth connector carried on one end of a second flexible blood tube; said second connector and said fifth connector each defining first sealing surfaces for connection at first connector ends with other connectors, said second and fifth connectors each also having second sealing surfaces, said second and fifth connectors being connected with each other at said first connector ends to form a sealed connection with sealing contact together of said second sealing surfaces while said first sealing surfaces are positioned in spaced manner within the connected second and fifth connectors, so that antimicrobial solution in said joined first and second flexible tubes can be in contact with said first sealing surfaces.