A connector to receive and join first and second conduits (3,31), the connector comprising: a sleeve comprising an elongate tubular body having an interior chamber, a first opening at a first end, a second opening at a second end, and at least one flexible finger having a barb at a free end, wherein the first opening comprises a substantially circular shape with at least one slot positioned along the periphery of the circular shape, and wherein the at least one flexible finger is attached to the first end at the first slot and extends into the interior chamber; a collet configured to be housed within the interior chamber of the sleeve, the collet comprising first and second cylindrical bodies (56,58) each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second cylindrical body joining the second end of the first cylindrical body to form a shoulder, at least one ridge extending along a longitudinal axis on an outer surface of the first cylindrical body, a collar disposed along the outer surface of the first cylindrical body between the at least one ridge and the shoulder, a first gap formed between the at least one ridge and the collar and a second gap formed between the collar and the shoulder, and first and second deflectable flanges located in a region near the second end of the second cylindrical body and having a first and a second circumferential ridge on an interior side of the first and second flanges, respectively,, wherein an end of the first conduit is configured to pass through the opening of the first cylindrical body into a lumen of the first cylindrical body and wherein an end of the second conduit is configured to pass through the second end of the second cylindrical body into a lumen of the second cylindrical body, wherein in a first position, the barb is housed within the first gap, and wherein in a second position, the barb is housed within the second gap and the first and second circumferential ridges are housed with a first and second recess in an outer surface of the second conduit; characterised in that the first end of the first cylindrical body is configured to pass through the first opening of the sleeve, such that the at least one ridge passes through the at least one slot. a sleeve comprising an elongate tubular body having an interior chamber, a first opening at a first end, a second opening at a second end, and at least one flexible finger having a barb at a free end, wherein the first opening comprises a substantially circular shape with at least one slot positioned along the periphery of the circular shape, and wherein the at least one flexible finger is attached to the first end at the first slot and extends into the interior chamber; a collet configured to be housed within the interior chamber of the sleeve, the collet comprising first and second cylindrical bodies (56,58) each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the second cylindrical body joining the second end of the first cylindrical body to form a shoulder, at least one ridge extending along a longitudinal axis on an outer surface of the first cylindrical body, a collar disposed along the outer surface of the first cylindrical body between the at least one ridge and the shoulder, a first gap formed between the at least one ridge and the collar and a second gap formed between the collar and the shoulder, and first and second deflectable flanges located in a region near the second end of the second cylindrical body and having a first and a second circumferential ridge on an interior side of the first and second flanges, respectively,, wherein an end of the first conduit is configured to pass through the opening of the first cylindrical body into a lumen of the first cylindrical body and wherein an end of the second conduit is configured to pass through the second end of the second cylindrical body into a lumen of the second cylindrical body, wherein in a first position, the barb is housed within the first gap, and wherein in a second position, the barb is housed within the second gap and the first and second circumferential ridges are housed with a first and second recess in an outer surface of the second conduit;