Patent ID: 6368317
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: A61M,G02B

Abstract:
An adaptor for connecting an end of a catheter to a connector on a collection receptacle, said adaptor comprising:an adaptor body having a flow passage therethrough, a first connector at one end of the flow passage for removably attaching a catheter to receive fluid therefrom, and a second connector at another end of the flow passage for removably attaching a collection receptacle; a chamber adapted to hold a liquid antiseptic material; and a valve in the flow passage having a first position where the flow passage is closed to prevent flow between the one end and other end and a second position where the flow passage is open between the one end and the other end, wherein the valve has a valve passage comprising a tubular lumen which extends across the valve from a first location on the valve's exterior surface to a second location on the valve's exterior surface which is diametrically opposed to said first location, the tubular lumen adapted for receiving and holding a dose of antiseptic material from the chamber when the valve is closed and releasing the dose into the flow passage when the valve is opened by aligning the tubular lumen with the flow passage so that the lumen is positioned entirely within the flow passage.