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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2023
Icu Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Erik Scott Shauver, Tustin, CA (US);
Trent Spencer Wells, Santa Ana, CA (US);
David Nelson, Lake Forest, CA (US);
ICU Medical, Inc., San Clemente, CA (US);
Abstract
A breakaway medical connector can include a housing with engagement features that interface with corresponding engagement features on a breakaway member so that the breakaway is attached to the housing. A second connector can couple to the breakaway member to provide a fluid connection between the first connector and the second connector. If a force above a threshold is applied that pulls the second connector apart from the breakaway connector, the engagement features can be overcome and the breakaway member can detach from the housing. The second connector can detach from the first connector along with the breakaway member. The connector can have a valve that closes the fluid pathway upon the separation of the breakaway member from the housing. In some embodiments, the breakaway member can be reattached to the housing, such as to reestablish fluid communication between the breakaway medical connector and the second medical connector.
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