A medical canister connector is presented for connecting to a medical canister, which has a patient port and a reduced-pressure port. The medical canister connector includes a first connection member that is coupled to a patient-port-attachment member, which is for coupling to a patient port on a me
A medical canister connector is presented for connecting to a medical canister, which has a patient port and a reduced-pressure port. The medical canister connector includes a first connection member that is coupled to a patient-port-attachment member, which is for coupling to a patient port on a medical canister and has a patient-port opening with a first longitudinal axis. The medical canister connector also includes a second connection member coupled to a reduced-pressure-port-attachment member, which is for coupling to a reduced-pressure port on the medical canister and has a reduced-pressure-port opening with a second longitudinal axis. A spacing member or pressure transport member may be used to couple the first connection member to the second connection member. The spacing member or transport member flexes and twists during connection. The medical canister connector may also help organize one or more pressure-sensing conduits. Methods are also presented.
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1. A method of releasably connecting a medical canister, which has a patient port and a reduced-pressure port, to a first reduced-pressure conduit, a first pressure-sensing conduit, a second reduced-pressure conduit, and a second pressure-sensing conduit, the method comprising the steps: providing a
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A method of releasably connecting a medical canister, which has a patient port and a reduced-pressure port, to a first reduced-pressure conduit, a first pressure-sensing conduit, a second reduced-pressure conduit, and a second pressure-sensing conduit, the method comprising the steps: providing a medical canister connector comprising: a first connection member for coupling to the first reduced-pressure delivery conduit and for coupling to the first pressure-sensing conduit,a patient-port attachment member for coupling with the patient port on the medical canister and having a patient-port opening and a first longitudinal axis, the first patient-port attachment member coupled to the first connection member,a second connection member for coupling to the second reduced-pressure delivery conduit and for coupling to the second pressure-sensing conduit,a reduced-pressure-port attachment member for coupling to the reduced-pressure port on the medical canister and having a reduced-pressure-port opening and a second longitudinal axis,a pressure transport member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the pressure transport member coupled to the first connection member and the second end of the pressure transport member coupled to the second connection member, andwherein the medical canister connector has a free position and wherein the canister is operable to be maneuvered into a loading position;providing a flexing force on the pressure transport member such that an angle alpha (α), which is formed by the intersection of the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis, is greater than 90 degrees and so that the patient-port opening interfaces with the patient port on the medical canister while the reduced-pressure-port opening interfaces with the reduced-pressure port on the medical canister; andreleasing the flexing force. 2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of coupling the first pressure sensing conduit to the pressure transport member. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises coupling the medical canister connector to the medical canister. 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises maneuvering the patient port to at least partially insert into the patient port attachment member. 5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a flexing force further comprises aligning the reduced-pressure port on the medical canister with the reduced-pressure port attachment member. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein releasing the flexing force further comprises decreasing the angle alpha (α) to extend the reduced-pressure port further into the reduced-pressure port opening. 7. A medical canister connector comprising: a spacing member having a first end and a second end;a patient-port attachment member having a first longitudinal axis coupled to the first end of the spacing member; anda reduced-pressure port attachment member having a second longitudinal axis coupled to the second end of the spacing member, the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis forming an angle (α). 8. The medical canister connector of claim 7, wherein the angle (α) is about 90 degrees and the spacing member is configured to flex to increase the angle (α). 9. The medical canister connector of claim 8, wherein the spacing member is configured to flex to increase the angle (α) to between about 100 and about 140 degrees. 10. The medical canister connector of claim 7, further comprising a first connection member coupling a first reduced-pressure delivery conduit to the reduced-pressure port attachment member. 11. The medical canister connector of claim 7, further comprising a second connection member coupling the second reduced-pressure delivery conduit to the patient-port attachment member. 12. The medical canister connector of claim 7, further comprising: a first connection member coupling a first reduced-pressure delivery conduit to the reduced-pressure port attachment member; anda second connection member coupling the second reduced-pressure delivery conduit to the patient-port attachment member. 13. The medical canister connector of claim 7, further comprising a pressure transport member having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the reduced-pressure port attachment member and the second end coupled to the patient-port attachment member. 14. A system for providing reduced pressure to a tissue site, the system comprising: a reduced-pressure unit;a medical canister connector coupled to the reduced-pressure unit, the medical canister connector comprising: a spacing member having a first end and a second end,a patient-port attachment member having a first longitudinal axis coupled to the first end of the spacing member, anda reduced-pressure port attachment member having a second longitudinal axis coupled to the second end of the spacing member, the first longitudinal axis and the second longitudinal axis forming an angle (α);a medical canister; anda lid coupled to the medical canister, the lid having a patient port configured to be inserted into the patient-port attachment member and a reduced-pressure port configured to be inserted into the reduced-pressure port attachment member. 15. The medical canister connector of claim 14, wherein the spacing member comprises the pressure transport member. 16. The system of claim 14, wherein the medical canister connector has a free position and a loading position. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the angle (α) is about 90 degrees in the free position. 18. The system of claim 16, wherein the angle (α) is greater than about 90 degrees in the loading position. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the angle (a) is between about 100 and about 140 degrees in the loading position. 20. The system of claim 14, wherein the medical canister connector further comprises a pressure transport member having a first end and a second end, the first end coupled to the reduced-pressure port attachment member and the second end coupled to the patient-port attachment member. 21. The system of claim 20, wherein the spacing member comprises the pressure transport member. 22. The system of claim 14, wherein the medical canister connector further comprises: a first connection member coupling a first reduced-pressure delivery conduit to the reduced-pressure port attachment member; anda second connection member coupling the second reduced-pressure delivery conduit to the patient-port attachment member.
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