US 11,986,617 B2
Vented connector for medical fluid vessels
Aaron N. Ingram, Canton, GA (US); Benjamin Martin Davis, Woodstock, GA (US); Mark M. Costello, County Mayo (IE); Tony Doherty, County Mayo (IE); and John Burke, Roscommon (IE)
Assigned to Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed by Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/024,953.
Application 17/024,953 is a division of application No. 16/393,144, filed on Apr. 24, 2019, granted, now 10,806,917.
Application 16/393,144 is a continuation of application No. 14/844,956, filed on Sep. 3, 2015, granted, now 10,668,263, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/192,614, filed on Jul. 15, 2015.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/047,389, filed on Sep. 8, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2021/0001106 A1, Jan. 7, 2021
Int. Cl. A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61J 1/14 (2023.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/10 (2013.01) [A61J 1/1412 (2013.01); A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61M 2039/205 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
8. A male enteral feeding connector comprising:
a tube-attaching portion defining a rear end, a coupling-attaching portion defining a front end, and a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough from the rear end to the front end, the tube-attaching portion is configured to sealingly attach to a tube, the coupling-attaching portion comprising an outer housing defining an access opening at the front end and a male plug extending within the access opening, the male plug comprising an outer surface, the outer housing defining an inner surface comprising a threaded fastener, the coupling-attaching portion comprising a pair of supports fixedly connecting the outer housing relative to the male plug to define an annular space therebetween, the outer housing comprising at least one port configured to provide fluid communication and drainage between the annular space and external to the annular space.