Patent ID: 8216197

Claim:
A medical canister connector for releasably connecting to a medical canister that has a patient port and a reduced-pressure port, the medical canister connector comprising: a first connection member for coupling to a first reduced-pressure delivery conduit; a patient-port attachment member for coupling to the patient port on the medical canister and having a patient-port opening and a first longitudinal axis, the patient-port attachment member is coupled to the first connection member; a second connection member for coupling to a second reduced-pressure delivery conduit; a reduced-pressure-port attachment member for coupling with a reduced-pressure port on the medical canister and having a reduced-pressure-port opening and a second longitudinal axis, the reduced-pressure-port attachment member is coupled to the second connection member; a spacing member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the spacing member coupled to the first connection member and the second end of the spacing member coupled to the second connection member; wherein the medical canister connector has a free position and wherein the medical canister is operable to be maneuvered into a loading position.