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A two-part connector assembly for connecting two tubes which prevents the entry of contaminates in the tubes during use and subsequent reuse of one part is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a reusable first connector member having an elongate housing and a sterile inner tubing located insid

A two-part connector assembly for connecting two tubes which prevents the entry of contaminates in the tubes during use and subsequent reuse of one part is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a reusable first connector member having an elongate housing and a sterile inner tubing located inside the housing. A reusable second connector member is also provided and includes an elongate housing, a sterile inner tubing located inside of the housing, and a sterile cover tubing located around the sterile inner tubing and also located inside of the housing. A connecting means is provided for holding the first connector member and the second connector member together such that no contaminates reach the inner tubing of either housing during use. The connector members can be reused as no contaminates reach the inner tubing of the reused connector member as well. Preferably, each connector member is integrally formed of a rigid material except for the cover tubing of the second connector member which is made of a flexible material. The assembled connector assembly has no longitudinal gaps between the first connector member and the second connector member through which contaminates can reach the inner tubings and the connector members cannot be inadvertently pulled apart.

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A mating two-part connector assembly for connecting two tubes or the like which prevents the entry of contaminates in the tubes during use and subsequent reuse of one part of the two part connection assembly, the connector assembly comprising: a reusable first connector member including an elongate

A mating two-part connector assembly for connecting two tubes or the like which prevents the entry of contaminates in the tubes during use and subsequent reuse of one part of the two part connection assembly, the connector assembly comprising: a reusable first connector member including an elongate housing having a distal end and a proximal end, said elongate housing further having an elongate opening in the proximal end thereof; a bore through said elongate housing located coaxially with the longitudinal axis of said housing; an adapter located around said bore on the distal end of said housing, said adapter being sized to secure one of the tubes thereto; and a sterile inner tubing located around said bore and inside of said housing, said inner tubing being spaced inwardly from the proximal end of said housing and also spaced inwardly from the surrounding portion of said housing adjacent thereto; a reusable second connector member including tion of said housing adjacent thereto; and a cover tubing located around said sterile inner tubing of said second housing and extending outwardly beyond the inwardly spaced end of said inner tubing, said cover tubing further being spaced inwardly from the proximal end of said housing and from the surrounding portion of said housing adjacent thereto such that the proximal end of said first housing cannot contact said cover tubing at any insertion angle and said first housing is spaced from said cover tubing after said first and second connector members have been connected, the portion of said cover tubing extending outwardly from said inner tubing being sized to snuggly and telescopically receive a portion of said inner tubing of said first housing; and a connecting means for separably holding said first connector member and said connector member together such that a portion of said first housing is located inside of said second housing and a portion of said first inner tubing is located inside of said cover tubing and is abutting said second inner tubing and such that after disconnection and a subsequent reuse of one of said connector members with a mating connector member, the sterility of said inner tubing of the one of said connector members is maintained.