Patent ID: 6485483
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A medical tube-connector device having two connectors for connecting tubes, the two connectors being connectable to or disconnectable from each other, comprising:a first connector, including: a first connector body having a channel extending through its inside and being connectable to a tube at one end of the channel; and a protective cap capable of being attached to or detached from the first connector body for covering and sealing the other end of the channel in a state in which the protective cap has been attached to the first connector body; and a second connector, including: a second connector body having a channel extending through its inside and a concave part into which the protective cap of the first connector can be inserted, the second connector body being connectable to a tube at one end of the channel; and a guide cap capable of being displaced with respect to the second connector body and being provided with a cover portion for covering and sealing the other end of the channel in the second connector body, wherein the second connector body and the guide cap can be brought into a preparatory state or a connected state by their relative displacement, in the preparatory state the concave part of the second connector body being open and the other end of the channel being sealed by the cover portion, and in the connected state the other end of the channel being open, and by inserting the first connector with the protective cap attached into the concave part in the preparatory state and then bringing the second connector body and the guide cap into the connected state, the protective cap is moved while being retained in the concave part so as to be detached from the first connector body and at the same time the first connector body and the second connector body are connected, thus allowing their channels to communicate.