Patent ID: 8177772
Filing Date: 2012-05-15
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for coupling to a catheter, the catheter including a catheter hub, the catheter hub including a deformable sealing element, the method comprising: engaging the catheter hub with a coupling member, wherein the catheter hub is initially sealed prior to engagement with the coupling member by the deformable sealing element being in contact with a sealing post longitudinally fixed relative to the catheter hub, and is opened after engagement with the coupling member by the deformable sealing element being out of contact with the sealing post; and contacting an actuating member of the coupling member with the deformable sealing element without penetrating a proximal opening thereof such that the deformable sealing element is opened to enable fluid flow therethrough, an engagement feature of the coupling member releasably locking with an extended surface of the catheter hub such that the coupling member is longitudinally aligned with the catheter hub.