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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2006
Applicant:
Luca Vinci, Poggio Rusco, IT;
Inventor:
Luca Vinci, Poggio Rusco, IT;
Assignee:
Gambro Lundia AB, Lund, SE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A hydraulic connector made entirely of an elastomeric material connects tubes or other hydraulic circuit components used in machines for extracorporeal blood treatment. The hydraulic connector comprises a main body (), which defines a conduit (), and a predetermined number of protuberances () fashioned to enable a stable engagement of the connector to an end of a tubular port () of tubing or other hydraulic component. The conduit () exhibits a first longitudinal portion () directed along a first development axis () and a second longitudinal portion () directed along a second development axis (); the axes () do not coincide.