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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Jul. 23, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Szu-Min Lin, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Paul T Jacobs, Trabuco Canyon, CA (US);
Paul Leonard, Kirkland, WA (US);
Rodrigo Berho, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas W Fett, Lake Stevens, WA (US);
Keith Schubert, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Ethicon, Inc., Somerville, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
134 2211 ; 134 2212 ; 1341 / ; 1341 / ;
Abstract
A connector for use with a lumen device during the cleaning and sterilization of devices is provided. The connector provides fluid communication between a fluid source and the device. In particular, during the cleaning and sterilization cycle, the connection between the connector and the device does not produce occluded areas at the point of connection where the connector is sealably attached to the device.