Patent ID: 6979339
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A medico-surgical instrument comprising: a dual-lumen tubular member, said dual-lumen tubular member having a first and second lumen extending along its length; and a hub attached with said dual-lumen tubular member towards one end, wherein said hub includes a housing, said housing including first and second ports and a bore extending along its length between opposite ends of said housing, wherein said dual-lumen tubular member extends into said housing from one end along said bore, wherein said first port is in fluid communication with said first lumen, wherein said second lumen opens at said second port, wherein said hub includes an elongate annular sealing member of a compressible material embracing said dual-lumen tubular member, and wherein the natural external diameter of the sealing member is greater than the diameter of said bore such that when the sealing member is inserted in said bore at said one end it is compressed between said housing and said dual-lumen tubular member to provide a seal between said housing and said tubular member, wherein said dual-lumen tubular member extends in a second opening towards an opposite end of said housing, and wherein said instrument has a second annular sealing member of a compressible material embracing said dual-lumen tubular member and inserted in compression between said housing and said dual-lumen tubular member to provide a seal between said housing and said dual-lumen tubular member.