| CPC A61M 39/24 (2013.01) [A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2426 (2013.01); A61M 2039/246 (2013.01); A61M 2205/581 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A connector system for releasably connecting tubes, said connector system comprising:
a first coupler comprising:
a first coupler conduit comprising a first coupler passageway;
a first coupler elastically deformable valve in axial alignment with said first coupler conduit, said first coupler elastically deformable valve deformable between a default first coupler elastically deformable valve closed configuration and a first coupler elastically deformable valve open configuration;
wherein in said default first coupler elastically deformable valve closed configuration, said first coupler elastically deformable valve seals said first coupler passageway from an external environment;
wherein said first coupler elastically deformable valve is deformable by a first coupler conduit engagement end configured to pass through said first coupler elastically deformable valve to dispose said first coupler elastically deformable valve in said first coupler elastically deformable valve open configuration; and
a second coupler identical to said first coupler;
wherein a second coupler elastically deformable valve of said second coupler is deformable by an engagement end of a second coupler conduit of said second coupler configured to pass through said second coupler elastically deformable valve to dispose said second coupler elastically deformable valve in a second coupler elastically deformable valve open configuration; and
wherein said first coupler conduit engagement end extending through said first coupler elastically deformable valve sealably engages with an axially adjacent said engagement end of said second coupler conduit extending through said second coupler elastically deformable valve to fluidically connect said first coupler passageway with a second coupler passageway to provide a passageway connected condition.
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