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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Matthew H. Adams, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Benjamin A. Johnson, Woodbury, MN (US);
James Grant Skakoon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Shahn S. Sage, Andover, MN (US);
Matthew H. Adams, Zimmerman, MN (US);
Benjamin A. Johnson, Woodbury, MN (US);
James Grant Skakoon, St. Paul, MN (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A breakaway connector for use with a medical (e.g., catheter) or other fluid system. The connector may include two couplers that engage one another via a substantially frictionless retention device. In one embodiment, the retention device includes a biased cylindrical roller attached to one coupler that contacts an outer surface of the other coupler. The outer surface may include a grooved surface to receive the roller when the couplers are fully attached.