A connector apparatus includes first and second mating connectors that can be joined to make a fluid connection. The connectors are constructed to discriminate improper connectors so that no fluid tight connection can be formed with improper connectors. The connector apparatus can be used with a sys
A connector apparatus includes first and second mating connectors that can be joined to make a fluid connection. The connectors are constructed to discriminate improper connectors so that no fluid tight connection can be formed with improper connectors. The connector apparatus can be used with a system for compression therapy to prevent deep vein thrombosis.
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1. A tube set for use in making discriminating fluid connection between a source of fluid and a fluid receiving object, the tube set comprising medical tubing, a first connector in sealing connection with the tubing at a first end thereof, the first end of the tubing sealing with a first end of the
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A tube set for use in making discriminating fluid connection between a source of fluid and a fluid receiving object, the tube set comprising medical tubing, a first connector in sealing connection with the tubing at a first end thereof, the first end of the tubing sealing with a first end of the connector, the first connector including at least one sealing surface and at least one non-sealing surface, the non-sealing surface being located closer to a free end of the first connector than the sealing surface, the non-sealing surface being sized and shaped for engaging a sealing surface of another connector simultaneously at least at three points and at a second end of the connector opposite the first end, each point being spaced at least 90 degrees from the other two points, the engagement between the non-sealing surface of the first connector and the sealing surface of said another connector preventing the formation of a fluid tight seal between the tubing and the source of fluid, the at least one non-sealing surface comprising at least one longitudinal channel in the connector at the second end of the connector, the channel having a length greater than a width of the sealing surface of said another connector that prevents the fluid tight seal with the sealing surface, the at least one longitudinal channel having a closed bottom located for opposing the sealing surface of said another connector upon engagement of the first connector with said another connector. 2. The tube set of claim 1 wherein the at least one non-sealing surface has a larger diameter than the at least one sealing surface. 3. The tube set of claim 1 further comprising a hole extending through the closed bottom of the longitudinal channel and opening into an interior of the first connector allowing fluid to escape through the hole when the non-sealing surface of the first connector engages the sealing surface of said another connector. 4. The tube set of claim 1 further comprising a second connector connected to the tubing at a second end thereof opposite the first end of the tubing, the second connector having at least one sealing member. 5. The tube set of claim 4 wherein the second connector comprises a receptacle including an inner end, an open outer end, and a sealing member located in the receptacle nearer to the open outer end. 6. The tube set of claim 1 in combination with a controller for controlling the supply of fluid from a source of pressurized fluid to a compression therapy device, the tube set being adapted to connect to the controller at a first end of the tube set, the controller comprising a housing and a fluid port in the housing for communicating with the first end of the tube set, the compression therapy device comprising the tube set, controller and at least one bladder. 7. A system for providing vascular compression comprising a controller, a tube set, and a compression therapy device, the controller including a first connector having at least one sealing surface and at least one non-sealing surface, the non-sealing surface being located closer to a free end of the first connector than the sealing surface, the compression therapy device including a second connector including a sealing member, the tube set including medical tubing and a third connector at a first end of the tubing having a sealing member adapted to engage the non-sealing surface and sealing surface of the first connector of the controller upon connection of the first and third connectors, and a fourth connector in sealing connection at a first end of the fourth connector with a second end of the tubing, the fourth connector having at least one sealing surface and at least one non-sealing surface located closer to a free end of the fourth connector than the sealing surface, the non-sealing surface of the fourth connector being adapted to engage the sealing member of the second connector at a second end of the fourth connector opposite the first end upon connection of the second and fourth connectors, the engagement between the non-sealing surface of the fourth connector and the sealing member of the second connector preventing the formation of a fluid tight seal between the compression device and the tubing, the at least one non-sealing surface of the fourth connector comprising at least one longitudinal channel in the fourth connector at the second end of the fourth connector, the channel having a length greater than a width of the sealing member of the second connector that prevents the fluid tight seal with the sealing member, the at least one longitudinal channel having a closed bottom located for opposing the sealing member of the second connector upon engagement of the fourth connector with the second connector. 8. A method of connecting a first device to a second device, comprising the steps of: providing a first device having a first connector, the first connector including an attachment portion and a coupling portion, wherein the coupling portion includes a sealing surface at a second end and a non-sealing surface at a first end, the non-sealing surface defining an outermost diameter of the first connector;providing a second device having a second connector, the second connector including a sealing member configured to receive the coupling portion, the sealing member defining an innermost diameter of the second connector less than the outermost diameter of the first connector;attaching the first connector to the second connector; andpositioning the first and second connectors such that the sealing member of the second connector engages the non-sealing surface of the first connector preventing the formation of a fluid tight seal between the first and second devices, the sealing surface of the coupling portion then contacting the sealing member of the second connector forming a fluid tight seal between the first and second devices. 9. The method of claim 8 wherein the coupling portion includes a key located on the first connector; the second connector having a housing having a mating cavity formed therein for capturing the key of the first connector when the first and second connectors are mated in sealing relation. 10. The method of claim 8 wherein the first connector has a housing and the coupling portion includes at least three substantially straight sides; and the second connector having a housing defining a receptacle for receiving the first connector having at least three substantially straight sides shaped in correspondence with the shape of the first connector, the housing of the second connector further defining the non-sealing surface at an open end of the receptacle, the non-sealing surface flaring outwardly toward the end of the housing of the second connector and having at least one channel therein for inhibiting fluid-tight sealing engagement with the non-sealing surface. 11. A connector apparatus comprising: a first connector having an attachment portion and a coupling portion, the coupling portion having at least one sealing surface and at least one non-sealing surface, the non-sealing surface defining an outermost diameter of the first connector; anda second connector having an attachment portion and at least one sealing member and configured to receive the coupling portion, the sealing member defining an innermost diameter of the second connector less than the outermost diameter of the first connector, wherein during connection of the connectors the at least one sealing member first engages the at least one non-sealing surface preventing the formation of a fluid tight seal between the connectors, the at least one sealing member then sliding beyond the at least one non-sealing surface and contacting the sealing surface to create a fluid tight seal between the connectors. 12. The connector apparatus of claim 11 wherein the coupling portion includes a key located on the first connector; the second connector having a housing having a mating cavity formed therein for capturing the key of the first connector when the first and second connectors are mated in sealing relation. 13. The connector apparatus of claim 11 wherein the first connector has a housing and the coupling portion including at least three substantially straight sides; and the second connector having a housing defining a receptacle for receiving the first connector having at least three substantially straight side shaped in correspondence with the shape of the first connector, the housing of the second connector further defining the non-sealing surface at an open end of the receptacle, the non-sealing surface flaring outwardly toward the end of the housing of the second connector and having at least one channel therein for inhibiting fluid-tight sealing engagement with the non-sealing surface.
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