Patent ID: 9072829
Filing Date: 2015-07-07
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. An attachment arrangement for attaching a connector to an administration port of a fluid container, comprising: a housing having a receiving chamber defining a first end, the receiving chamber having an insertion opening configured to receive the administration port; a compressible outer housing surface defining at least one axial slit, the outer housing surface (i) comprising threads having a pitch diameter that increases towards the first end, and (ii) configured to flex outwardly upon insertion of the administration port into the receiving chamber, and to be compressed inwardly towards a center of the receiving chamber to secure the administration port in the housing; a housing compression element mounted on the outer housing surface and configured to interact with the threads such that movement of the housing compression element towards the first end of the housing compresses the housing inwardly toward the center of the receiving chamber; and a needle at least partially within the housing and configured to pierce the administration port upon insertion of the administration port into the housing.