Patent ID: 7926856
Filing Date: 2011-04-19
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A fluid conduit connector assembly, comprising: a transfer member having a fully circumferentially enclosed body with an inner surface defining a fluid channel, and including an inlet region for flow of fluid into the fluid channel, and an outlet region for flow of fluid from the fluid channel, the transfer member further including: a rigid axial alignment member attached to the body and arranged outward of the body; and a pair of flexible tabs arranged generally circumferentially of the alignment member and outward of the body such that the flexible tabs are movable relative to the body from a rest position toward an insert position and back toward the rest position; a day-side connector; and a patient-side connector, wherein, when the day-side connector is coupled to the transfer member, the pair of flexible tabs are configured to align with a pair of flexible tabs of the day-side connector, such that the day-side connector is capable of being fully spaced apart from the transfer member as a result of the interaction between the pair of flexible tabs of the transfer member and the flexible tabs of the day-side connector and a force applied in a direction that separates the transfer member from the day-side connector, and wherein the pair of flexible tabs are configured to align with a pair of flexible tabs on the patient-side connector and couple the transfer member to the patient-side connector when the transfer member is coupled to the patient-side connector, such that the transfer member is capable of being fully spaced apart from the patient-side connector as a result of the interaction between the pair of flexible tabs of the patient-side connector and the flexible tabs of the transfer member and a force applied in a direction that separates the patient-side connector from the transfer member.