Patent ID: 7163237

Claim:
A separation module configured to be locked and unlocked from a receptor having complementary fluid connectors, the module comprising: a housing comprising a latch molded to the housing, a plurality of flanges molded to the housing, and a pivot surface molded to the housing; a fluid inlet and outlet exclusive of each other and located on one end of the housing; and a separation element within the housing in fluid communication with the inlet and outlet; wherein the latch supports said housing when said housing is in a locked position such that said inlet and outlet are in fluid communication with said complementary fluid connectors; and wherein the plurality of flanges are positioned to support the housing as the separation module is slid into the receptor to bring the pivot surface of the housing into contact with a pivot surface of the receptor prior to pivoting the separation module into a locked position; and wherein the fluid inlet and outlet are positioned to be sealed in fluid communication with mating fittings of the receptor when the separation module is pivoted into the locked position.