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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2002
Applicants:
Richard Harding, Reinholds, PA (US);
Jeffrey Vitullo, Pottstown, PA (US);
Inventors:
Richard Harding, Reinholds, PA (US);
Jeffrey Vitullo, Pottstown, PA (US);
Assignee:
Arrow International Inc., Reading, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/178 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A catheter connector for coupling to a catheter, the connector having a body part, a tubular shaped compressible plug situated in a bore in part, with the proximal end of the catheter insertable into the bore of the plug, and a lever pivotably mounted to the housing part. Pivoting of the lever applies an axial force on one end of the plug causing the plug to deform radially inward and tightly engage the proximal end of the catheter.