Patent ID: 8029472
Filing Date: 2011-10-04
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A safety catheter system that provides access to a biological site, the system comprising: a catheter defining a lumen and having a first end for insertion into the biological site and a second end; a connector for controlling the flow of fluid through the lumen of the catheter, the connector having an internal fluid passageway by which fluid may flow through the connector, the fluid passageway being in fluid communication with the lumen of the catheter, the connector comprising a housing and a movable element positioned within the housing; the housing having a first port and a second port, the first port being adapted to receive a male Luer connector, and the second port being connected to the second end of the catheter, the movable element having a lumen forming a part of the fluid passageway of the connector and a septum adapted to move along a minor axis of the septum from a first position at which position the septum is disposed within a first section of the housing at which section the septum is closed and blocks fluid flow through the fluid passageway to a second position at which position the septum is disposed within a second section of the housing at which section the septum is open and permits fluid flow through the fluid passageway when the first port receives the male Luer connector; and an insertion mechanism comprising: