Patent ID: 8608728

Claim:
A connector for connecting a first catheter and a second catheter, where one end of the first catheter is configured to be received within one end of the second catheter, wherein when the first and second catheters are connected the second catheter receives the first catheter along an overlap area, comprising: a collar defined by a first cylindrical chamber having a first diameter with a first opening and a second cylindrical chamber having a second diameter with a second opening, the first opening configured to encircle the first catheter and the second opening configured to encircle the second catheter, wherein the first opening is smaller than the second opening and the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter, wherein the collar is configured to surround at least a first portion of the overlap area of the second catheter; and a clamp for applying a radially inward force to the collar to hold the first and second catheter together, wherein the clamp encircles at least a portion of the overlap area.