Patent ID: 8257287
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: A61M,F16L

Abstract:
1. A connector assembly for use in making discriminating fluid connection between a source of fluid and a fluid receiving object, the connector assembly comprising: a first connector having a coupling portion, the coupling portion including a sealing surface and a non-sealing surface, the non-sealing surface being located closer to a free end of the first connector than the sealing surface and having a larger diameter than the sealing surface; a second connector comprising a conduit having an open outer end, the conduit being sized to mate with the coupling portion, the conduit having at least one of a hardness and a wall thickness selected so that the conduit deforms into fluid-tight engagement with the sealing surface of the first connector while remaining in engagement with the non-sealing surface, the connector assembly being in combination with an inflatable vascular compression device.