Patent ID: 7763013

Claim:
A method for handling a first fluid connector, comprising: retracting an outer collar relative to an internal member of a first fluid connector, said outer collar being at least selectively rotatably advanceable and retractable relative to said internal member; cleaning an outer surface of a distal end of said internal member with said outer collar in a retracted position relative to said internal member, wherein said distal end of said internal member is one of substantially closed and closeable when said fluid connector is disconnected from another fluid connector; advancing said outer collar of said first fluid connector relative to said internal member thereof to an advanced position; interconnecting said outer collar of said first fluid connector to a second fluid connector with said outer collar in said advanced position, wherein said second fluid connector includes a tubular member; and, opening a distal end of a fluid passageway extending through at least a portion of said internal member of said first fluid connector by forcibly penetrating a distal end of said tubular member through a resilient member of said internal member, wherein a fluid interconnection is established.