Patent ID: 8740876

Claim:
A device for creating an external percutaneous fluidic connection, the device comprising: a first tube defining a longitudinal axis; a first bolster supporting the first tube, the first bolster having a first outer ring, a first inner hub, and a first plurality of spokes interconnecting the first inner hub and the first outer ring, the first plurality of spokes defining a first plurality of openings therebetween, the first inner hub attached to the first tube, the first hub defining a first aperture receiving the first tube, and wherein the first bolster is at least partially constructed of a ferromagnetic material; a second tube; and a second bolster supporting the second tube, the second bolster having a second outer ring, a second inner hub, and a second plurality of spokes interconnecting the second inner hub and the second outer ring, the second plurality of spokes defining a second plurality of openings therebetween, the second inner hub attached to the second tube, the second hub defining a second aperture receiving the second tube, and wherein the second bolster includes a magnet creating a magnetic field attractive to the ferromagnetic material of the first bolster.