Patent SG-11201900708X-A (SG)
Title: Port connector for medical waste fluid receptacles and methods of use
Inventor: LAW Kok Hern
IPC: A61M39/10
Filed: 2017-08-28
Abstract: b1420. 100 130 130 Fig. 1 150b 150c 150o. 142 142e 142b 142 142c 142d (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 08 March 2018 (08.03.2018) WIP0 I PCT D IVIIl °nolo olo Ho Ho mil oinio oimIE (10) International Publication Number WO 2018/044781 Al (51) International Patent Classification: A61M 39/10 (2006.01) A61J 1/14 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/048877 (22) International Filing Date: 28 August 2017 (28.08.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 62/381,010 29 August 2016 (29.08.2016) US (71) Applicant: ALLEGIANCE CORPORATION [US/US]; 1500 Waukegan Road, West Building, Waukegan, IL 60085 (US). (72) Inventors: LAW, Kok Heim; c/o Cardinal Health, Inc., 1500 Waukegan Road, Waukegan, IL 60085 (US). DHAR- MADAS, Rajesh, Gladwin; c/o Cardinal Health, Inc., 1500 Waukegan Road, Waukegan, IL 60085 (US). LIE, Wei, Chen; c/o Cardinal Health, Inc., 1500 Waukegan Road, Waukegan, IL 60085 (US). (74) Agent: LENZKE, Jacob, R.; Cardinal Health, Inc., 300 South Riverside Plaza, Suite 2010, Chicago, IL 60606 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (54) Title: PORT CONNECTOR FOR MEDICAL WASTE FLUID RECEPTACLES AND METHODS OF USE (57) : Aspects of the present disclosure include a connector that is suitable for connecting medical suction tubing with at least two different types of fluid ports of a medical fluid collection system. In certain aspects, the connector includes a generally cylindrical body portion having a cylindrical outer surface extending generally parallel to a central longitudinal axis of the body portion, and an inner surface defining a primary conduit extending through the connector. At least one lateral closure wall extends radially outward from the outer surface of the body portion. At least one annular skirt wall extends longitudinally from the at least one lateral closure wall, including a first annular skirt wall that serves to receive an open mouth of a first fluid port having a relatively small diameter, and a second annular skirt wall that serves to receive an open mouth of a second fluid port having a relatively larger diameter. [Continued on next page] WO 2018/044781 Al O II (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3))