US 12,268,837 B2
Neutral displacement connector
Amarsinh Deeliprao Jadhav, Bangalore (IN); Sumit Rajpal, Panipat (IN); Abin Austin, Thrissur (IN); Kaushik Suman, Bengaluru (IN); and Kanjimpuredathil Muralikrishna Menon, Bangalore (IN)
Assigned to CAREFUSION 303, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/090,234.
Prior Publication US 2024/0216668 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/26 (2013.01) [A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1027 (2013.01); A61M 2039/263 (2013.01); A61M 2039/266 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid connector assembly comprising:
a housing comprising a first end in fluid communication with a second end through a cavity,
a compressible member disposed within the housing, the compressible member comprising:
at least one sealing element; and
a gate moveable relative to the housing, the gate configured to selectively control the flow of a fluid between the first end and the second end of the housing,
a first connector configured to couple to the housing at the second end, the first connector configured to receive the fluid from the housing; and
a second connector configured to couple to the housing at the first end, the second connector configured to deliver the fluid to the housing,
wherein the compressible member is configured to deform radially toward a first side of the cavity when the second connector is coupled to the housing, and
wherein the gate is configured to deform substantially toward the first side of the cavity when the second connector is coupled to the housing.