Patent ID: 8382741
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A fluid lock port configured for inter-connection between a first medical device providing a flushing and/or locking fluid and a second medical device requiring a flushing and/or locking fluid, the fluid lock port comprising: a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a resilient conduit supported within the housing, the resilient conduit defining a lumen therethrough; and a conduit biasing mechanism supported within the housing, the conduit biasing mechanism including: wherein each latch arm has a first condition restraining a respective biasing member in a retracted condition such that the resilient conduit is undeformed, and a second condition permitting a respective biasing member to engage the resilient conduit to at least partially occlude the lumen of the resilient conduit; and wherein the pair of opposed biasing members are prevented from movement from a first condition to a second condition by a portion of a first medical device that extends into the lumen of the conduit when the first medical device is connected to the housing of the fluid lock port, and wherein the pair of opposed biasing members are permitted to move to the second condition upon removal of the portion of the first medical device from within the lumen of the conduit upon a disconnection of the first medical device from the housing of the fluid lock port.