Patent ID: 7717882
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An access connector comprising: a housing having a body and a base, the base including an annular channel for receiving a bottom edge of the body and a rim extending upwardly from the annular channel into the body; a septum having a top disk, a bottom disk with an annular groove in a bottom surface, a column extending between the top disk and the bottom disk, and a resealable slit extending through the top disk, column, and bottom disk to allow for insertion of a tubular portion of a medical device; and a crimp ring mechanically attached to the top disk of the septum and attached to a top end of the body of the housing by chemical bonding, mechanical attachment, or a combination thereof, such that the crimp ring minimizes axial and rotational movement between the septum and the housing, wherein the septum is positioned within the housing such that the annular groove in the bottom surface of the bottom disk is engaged by the rim of the base, an outer portion of the bottom disk is held between the body and the rim, and an outer portion of the top disk is held between the crimp ring and the top end of the body, wherein the slit extending through the top disk is biased closed by the crimp ring and the slit extending through the bottom disk is biased closed by the rim, the slit being opened by insertion of a tubular medical device therethrough to allow fluid flow through the septum.