Patent ID: 8454579
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway, the connector comprising: a housing having a proximal female end with a proximal opening and a distal male end with a distal opening; a first valve member positioned substantially within the housing, the first valve member being configured to selectively seal the proximal opening; and a second valve member positioned within the housing, the second valve member being configured to selectively seal within the housing in a distal direction from the first valve member, wherein: a dynamic regulator comprising a flexible material, the dynamic regulator being configured to buckle, flex, or move so as to reduce the internal volume from a first internal volume to a second internal volume when the first valve member is open and the second valve member is closed, and a pressure change occurs at the proximal end, thereby diminishing the pressure change within the proximal region of the connector.