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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2011
Travis Henry Bendele, Conroe, TX (US);
Christopher Steven Adams, Montgomery, TX (US);
Dina Grudo, Allen, TX (US);
Don Byrne, Montgomery, TX (US);
Leon Russ Smith, Conroe, TX (US);
Travis Henry Bendele, Conroe, TX (US);
Christopher Steven Adams, Montgomery, TX (US);
Dina Grudo, Allen, TX (US);
Don Byrne, Montgomery, TX (US);
Leon Russ Smith, Conroe, TX (US);
Medivators Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A connector is provided that is configured to pass a liquid from a bottle and a gas between a tube set assembly and a medical instrument, the tube set assembly comprising a first tube for gas flow and a second tube for liquid flow, the first and second tube contacting the connector, and a valve disposed within a flow path of the second tube and configured to prevent flow of the liquid back from the medical instrument to the bottle. The connector can be connected to a combined tube set for a disposable water bottle. The combined tube set provides a first tube set for rinsing that also includes air and water tubes.