A system comprising: a first medical device component having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the sidewall having a first projecting element; and a second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400) having a first connection channel (136, 136A), a first disconnection channel (138, 138A), and a first securement element (140, 140A) disposed between the first connection channel (136, 136A) and the first disconnection channel (138, 138A), wherein with the first projecting element of the first medical device component received within the first connection channel (136, 136A) of the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400), the first connection channel (136, 136A) guides the first projecting element to the first securement element (140, 140A), wherein with the first projecting element engaged with the first securement element (140, 140A), the first medical device component is secured to the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400), and characterized in that the first connection channel (136, 136A) is distinct from the first disconnection channel (138, 138A), and in that with the first projecting element of the first medical device component received within the first disconnection channel (138, 138A) of the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400), the first disconnection channel (138, 138A) guides the first projecting element from the first disconnection channel (138, 138A) thereby disengaging the first medical device component from the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400). a first medical device component having a first end, a second end, and a sidewall extending therebetween, the sidewall having an exterior surface and an interior surface, the interior surface of the sidewall having a first projecting element; and a second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400) having a first connection channel (136, 136A), a first disconnection channel (138, 138A), and a first securement element (140, 140A) disposed between the first connection channel (136, 136A) and the first disconnection channel (138, 138A), wherein with the first projecting element of the first medical device component received within the first connection channel (136, 136A) of the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400), the first connection channel (136, 136A) guides the first projecting element to the first securement element (140, 140A), wherein with the first projecting element engaged with the first securement element (140, 140A), the first medical device component is secured to the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400), and the first connection channel (136, 136A) is distinct from the first disconnection channel (138, 138A), and in that with the first projecting element of the first medical device component received within the first disconnection channel (138, 138A) of the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400), the first disconnection channel (138, 138A) guides the first projecting element from the first disconnection channel (138, 138A) thereby disengaging the first medical device component from the second medical device component (14, 18, 18B, 400).