US 12,239,812 B2
Unitary medical connector
Todd Chelak, Pelham, NH (US); and Luis Maseda, Natick, MA (US)
Assigned to NP Medical Inc., Clinton, MA (US)
Filed by NP Medical Inc., Clinton, MA (US)
Filed on Nov. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/984,456.
Application 17/984,456 is a continuation of application No. 16/083,779, granted, now 11,524,149, previously published as PCT/US2017/021529, filed on Mar. 9, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/306,241, filed on Mar. 10, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0074383 A1, Mar. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. B29C 67/00 (2017.01); A61M 39/04 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01)
CPC A61M 39/045 (2013.01) [A61M 39/26 (2013.01); B29C 64/106 (2017.08); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for producing a one-piece medical connector, the method comprising:
depositing a first material and at least a second material through additive manufacturing to form a unitary body having rigid material properties, resilient material properties, and semi-rigid material properties;
the medical connector comprising:
a rigid portion forming a housing, and
a resilient portion located at least partially within the housing, at least a movable portion of the resilient portion is configured to move relative to the rigid portion to selectively permit fluid flow through the medical connector,
the rigid portion and the resilient portion forming a single piece.