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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 26, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2022
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Raymond P. Feith, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Jason Andrew Wine, Brea, CA (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A connector includes an outer housing defining a lumen, a first male coupler mateable with a needle-free valve and positioned at a first end of the outer housing, a second male coupler positioned at a second end of the outer housing, a valve system to control fluid flow through the lumen, and an actuator movable within the outer housing between a first position and a second position. A pinch clamp of the connector operates to selectively deflect locking fingers of the actuator from a locked position to a movement position to selectively enable or prevent movement of the actuator from the first position to the second position. The actuator, based on its positioning in the first or second position, causes the valve system to be in a closed state or an open state and blocks or allows the first coupler to couple with the needle-free valve.