US 12,465,743 B2
Fluid connector assembly with neutral fluid displacement that limits connector damage
Amarsinh Deeliprao Jadhav, Bangalore (IN); Sumit Rajpal, Panipat (IN); Kaushik Suman, Jharkhand (IN); Abin Austin, Thrissur (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 Nov. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/982,718.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151339 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 39/18 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/26 (2013.01) [A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1072 (2013.01); A61M 39/18 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2426 (2013.01); A61M 2039/267 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); F16L 2201/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A fluid connector assembly, comprising:
a housing, comprising:
a first end,
a second end, and
an internal volume fluidly connected to the first end and the second end, and
a compressible member disposed in the internal volume, the compressible member comprising a bellows shape and forming a cavity;
a first connector secured with the housing at the first end, the first connector comprising:
a post having a distal-most end located in the cavity, the distal-most end of the post comprising a continuous surface, and
an opening formed in the post;
a septum forming a seal between the post and the compressible member; and
a second connector, when secured with the housing at the second end, displaces the compressible member and forms a first seal between the second connector and the compressible member such that a fluid can move between the second connector and the opening of the post.