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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 12, 2013
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Takayuki Mouri, Shizuoka, JP;
Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A medical connector and method of using the medical connector are provided. In one form, the medical connector includes an elongate main body having a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending axially therethrough, proximal and distal end portions of the elongate main body with the distal end portion being configured to be connected to a first tubular medical device, an auxiliary connection device having a port for being connected to a second tubular medical device, and an adjustable connection between the auxiliary connection device and the elongate main body that allows positioning of the port of the auxiliary connection device relative to the elongate main body to be adjustably selected by a user for ease in connecting the second tubular medical device to the auxiliary connection device.