Patent ID: 8512312

Claim:
A catheter connection system comprising: a connector body; a first tube extending from the connector body, wherein the first tube comprises a bore extending through the first tube, and wherein the first tube defines a first tube axis centered within and extending through the first tube; a first catheter comprising an end portion attached to the first tube, wherein the end portion of the first catheter comprises a lumen that is occupied by the first tube; and a first collar attached to the connector body, wherein the first collar comprises a first passage, wherein the first passage defines a first passage axis centered within and extending through the first passage, and wherein the end portion of the first catheter and the first tube are located within the first passage, and wherein the first passage axis is offset from the first tube axis when the first collar is attached to the connector body; wherein the end portion of the first catheter is differentially compressed on opposing sides between a portion of an outer surface of the first tube and a portion of an inner surface of the first passage.