Patent ID: 8506549
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A multipurpose connector comprising three different distal connectors including an outer distal connector, a middle distal connector and an inner distal connector, said three distal connectors disposed concentrically in one another and coaxially with respect to one another for the connection of enteral transfer systems to storage containers having differently configured openings, each of said three distal connectors including either a threaded or a snap connection, said multipurpose connector having a drip former which defines a fluid channel extending axially through said inner distal connector, said multipurpose connector having two further proximal connectors located on the opposite proximal side of the distal connectors for the storage containers, and a venting passage having an inner vent opening that ends flush with the base of said middle distal connector, said venting passage being a separate opening in the connector from said fluid channel.