Patent ID: 8295931

Claim:
A septum assembly comprising: a first housing component and a second housing component separate from the first housing component, each of the first and second housing components being a half-cylinder defining a planar inner surface and a curved outer surface, wherein the inner surfaces of the first and second housing components oppose each other; a first sealing strip, at least a portion of which is mounted on the inner surface of the first housing component; a second sealing strip, at least a portion of which is mounted on the inner surface of the second housing component and opposite the first sealing strip; and a compression member at least partially disposed around the curved outer surfaces of the first and second housing components, wherein the compression member is configured and arranged to exert a force on the first and second housing components to create a seal between the first sealing strip and the second sealing strip in absence of a tool inserted between the first and second housing components.