Medical adapter having needleless valve and sharpened cannula
CA 2227661 C · Owner: Carefusion 303, Inc. · Inventors: Leinsing, Karl R.
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A medical adapter having both a needleless valve and a sharpened cannula is used to connect or adapt pierceable septa containers or other devices. having different sizes to needleless connection. The adapter includes a needleless site at one end and a sharpened cannula at the other end protected by spring arms. These arms include claws at their distal ends to grasp the neck of the pierceable septum device to which the sharpened cannula is to be inserted. The claws include sharpened points for gripping the device. The arms are located on either side of the adapter body and are connected to the body through springs. Handles are also included on the arms for use by the operator to separate the …
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- Filed January 21, 1998 and granted August 13, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended January 21, 2018.
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