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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2023
Carefusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Jason Andrew Wine, Brea, CA (US);
CAREFUSION 303, INC., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A coupler including a first connector having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a valve extending from an area proximate the second end to an area proximate the first end, a second connector having a mating portion and a connecting portion opposite the mating portion, and a collar having a connecting end detachably coupled to the mating portion and an engaging end disposed opposite the connecting end, the collar including a thread detachably coupled to the engaging end the thread configured to couple to at least a portion of the first connector to detachably couple the first connector to the collar and the second connector, such that the first connector, the collar, and the second connector form a fluid pathway. The first connector and the thread are configured to decouple from the collar while the collar remains coupled to the second connector.