Patent ID: 7625014

Claim:
A fluid connector, comprising: a rear body portion having: a rear side and a front side, the rear side having a center port and an off-center port, the front side having a center projection with a center opening and an annular groove for receiving an o-ring, a ring-shaped flange disposed around the center projection, and a ring-shaped channel defined by the center projection and the ring-shaped flange; a central passage extending through the rear body portion, the central passage originating at the center port and terminating at the center opening; an off-center passage extending through the rear body portion, the off-center passage originating at the off-center port and terminating at the ring-shaped channel; a front body portion constructed and arranged for interfitment over the ring-shaped flange of the rear body portion and for coupling with a manifold of a surgical console, whereby the front body portion shrouds the center projection and further defines the ring-shaped channel; the o-ring fluidly sealing with an interior surface of the manifold; the ring-shaped flange and the front body portion defining a second annular groove for receiving a second o-ring; and the second o-ring fluidly sealing with an exterior surface of the manifold.