Patent ID: 8377012
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A transfer system comprising: a connector having a luer connection on one end and a connection for tubing on an opposite end; an upper housing and a lower housing adapted to fit around the tubing, the upper and lower housings assembled about a portion of the connector; first and second occluding pins captured within slots of the upper and lower housings, the first and second occluding pins adapted to occlude and open a lumen of the tubing; and left and right retractors located about the upper and lower housings, the left and right retractors each having an upper and a lower cam surface for the first and second occluding pins, wherein the tubing is occluded by moving the retractors to a first position in which the first and second occluding pins squeeze and occlude the tubing and wherein the tubing is opened by moving the retractors to a second position in which the first and second occluding pins are retracted, allowing the tubing to open.