US 11,690,992 B2
Tactile features to guide user interaction with fluid connector
Rachael Turner Kelly, Arlington, MA (US); Victor Isaac Politis, Natick, MA (US); Alex Chaves, Tyngsboro, MA (US); Gail Marie Siewiorek, Winchester, MA (US); Eric Bene, Middleton, MA (US); Attila Kiss, Tewksbury, MA (US); Megan Kohnen, University City, MO (US); Marc Hunter, Highland, IL (US); Laurie Bums, Town and Country, MO (US); Gail Hunter, Highland, IL (US); and Max Ryan, St. Louis, MO (US)
Assigned to Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US)
Filed on Nov. 27, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/697,765.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/773,662, filed on Nov. 30, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2020/0171294 A1, Jun. 4, 2020
Int. Cl. A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/28 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/10 (2013.01) [A61M 39/284 (2013.01); A61M 5/14 (2013.01); A61M 2205/582 (2013.01)] 17 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid connector for use with an infusion set, the fluid connector comprising:
a fluid path portion, comprising a cannula integral with and extending distally along a first axis from a proximal interior surface of the fluid path portion; and
a latching portion secured to the fluid path portion and having a pair of displaceable arms, each arm comprising:
a connector latch disposed at a first, cantilevered end of the arm; and
an activation lever disposed at an opposite cantilevered end of the arm and extending along a second axis, not parallel to the first axis, wherein a rearmost portion of the activation lever includes a first lateral tactile feature comprising a ridge having a major axis aligned substantially parallel to the first axis, and a proximal portion of the activation lever includes a second lateral tactile feature aligned along an axis substantially parallel to the second axis that intersects the major axis of the first lateral tactile feature to form an “L” shape therewith to prevent slippage of the fluid connector from a user's grasp, the first and second lateral tactile features extending from the activation lever substantially parallel to a third axis that is not parallel to the first or second axes.