BREAKAWAY CONNECTOR

A breakaway connector apparatus (10) including a housing (30) and a breakaway component (50) is configured for attachment directly to a needle-free fitting (100) on an intravenous line. The breakaway connector apparatus (10) includes only one valve. The apparatus is configured to open both the valve...

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Hauptverfasser:	CLEMENT, Vance, ARMSTRONG, Will, JONES, Spencer
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:	A breakaway connector apparatus (10) including a housing (30) and a breakaway component (50) is configured for attachment directly to a needle-free fitting (100) on an intravenous line. The breakaway connector apparatus (10) includes only one valve. The apparatus is configured to open both the valve and a seal on the needle-free fitting when the breakaway component (50) is attached to the needle-free fitting (100). When tension is applied to the connector, the breakaway component (50) is configured to detach from the apparatus while remaining attached to the needle-free fitting (100), thereby closing the valve on the apparatus and also closing the seal on the needle-free fitting. In some embodiments, the breakaway connector apparatus (10) includes one or more securing arms and one or more corresponding securing bars to prevent re-connection of the apparatus following disengagement of the breakaway component (50) from the apparatus.