Patent ID: 7490620
Filing Date: 2009-02-17
Classification: A61M,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fluid connector apparatus adapted for use with a compression apparatus, the fluid connector apparatus comprising: a pressurized fluid source; a controller, the controller further comprising instructions providing a timed sequence of the pressurized fluid to a compression sleeve attached to a second connector; a first connector, the fluid connector apparatus further having a first position and a second position, both positions allow for fluid flow therethrough a fluid orifice located at the first connector; the second connector is releasably attached to the first connector, at a proximal end of the orifice of the first connector, wherein the fluid orifice further includes a valve disposed in the fluid orifice; in the first position the valve is in a substantially open position by the second connector, the pressurized fluid source delivers a pressurized fluid through the valve to the compression sleeve in fluid communication with the fluid orifice; and in the second position the second connector is detached from the first connector, the valve advances in a proximal direction in the fluid orifice, the pressurized fluid source continues to deliver the fluid through the valve, when the valve substantially reduces but does not close the fluid orifice to fluid flow therethrough for approximating the pneumatic behavior of the detached compression sleeve at the second connector.