Patent ID: 6039724
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A61L,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A self-disinfecting fitting assembly comprising:an inlet fitting including:a tubular member for frictionally receiving tubing along an outer surface thereof, the tubing member having an internal passage for receiving fluids from the tubing,an outer peripheral wall surrounding the tubular member,a base wall interconnecting the peripheral wall and the tubular member to define a well around the tubular member,a drain outlet extending from a region adjacent an intersection of the peripheral and base walls;an outer covering member including:a housing member having a peripheral edge which frictionally engages the inlet fitting peripheral wall in a fluid tight seal,a plurality of projections for holding the housing member offset from the inlet fitting base wall and defining a fluid passage in fluid communication with the drain outlet,the housing member defining an internal chamber which surrounds the tubular member in a spaced relationship thereto, anda fluid inlet into the housing member internal chamber for receiving a disinfectant fluid.