Patent ID: 8915903

Claim:
A fluid conduit connector assembly, comprising: a day-side connector including a body and a first opening in the body through which fluid is able to flow; a patient-side connector including a body and a second opening through which fluid is able to flow, the body of the patient side connector being configured to be coupled to the body of the day-side connector such that the first opening and the second opening are positioned to allow fluid to flow from the first opening through the second opening; a tubing section connected to the body of the day-side connector in a manner that allows fluid from the tubing section to flow through the first opening; a clamp valve integrally attached to the body of the day-side connector, the clamp valve comprising two jaws with cooperating protrusions positioned on opposite sides of the tubing section, the two jaws being configured to move relative to each other to control the fluid flow into the day-side connector such that the fluid flow may be stopped by pinching the tubing section between the cooperating protrusions; and a protective cap disposed at a distal end portion of the day-side connector that couples to the patient-side connector, the protective cap attached to the body at the distal end portion of the day-side connector, the protective cap configured to be selectively placed in an open position that allows the day-side connector and the patient-side connector to be coupled and a closed position that seals closed the opening of the day-side connector; wherein the protective cap includes a hinge structure disposed on an edge of the body, the edge defined by an intersection of a first surface and a second surface at the distal end portion of the day-side connector; and wherein the protective cap pivots about the edge; wherein the first surface is substantially orthogonal to the second surface; wherein the first surface is a planar surface disposed substantially orthogonal to an axis along which the fluid flows through the day-side connector; and wherein the second surface is a portion of outer circumferential surface of the body of the day-side connector.