Providing positive displacement upon disconnection using a connector with a dual diaphragm valve
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61M-039/26
F16L-037/40
A61M-039/22
A61M-039/10
A61M-039/02
출원번호
US-0728870
(2015-06-02)
등록번호
US-9555231
(2017-01-31)
발명자
/ 주소
Panian, Tyler Devin
Mansour, George M.
출원인 / 주소
CAREFUSION 303, INC.
대리인 / 주소
McDermott Will & Emery LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
11
초록▼
Positive displacement using a connector with dual diaphragms is provided. For example, the connector includes a single fluid flow path, an air chamber and a valve. The single fluid flow path is configured for delivering fluid to a person and configured for receiving fluid from a person. The air cham
Positive displacement using a connector with dual diaphragms is provided. For example, the connector includes a single fluid flow path, an air chamber and a valve. The single fluid flow path is configured for delivering fluid to a person and configured for receiving fluid from a person. The air chamber configured for expelling air from the air chamber when an actuator is inserted into the connector and for receiving air into the chamber when the actuator is removed from the connector. The valve plug comprises two diaphragms that separate the air chamber from the single fluid flow path. The valve plug is configured for creating positive displacement by returning the valve plug to its uncompressed state when the actuator is removed from the connector.
대표청구항▼
1. A connector comprising: a single fluid flow path formed, at least in part, between an inner surface of a housing and an outer surface of an insert, the fluid flow path configured for delivering fluid to a person and configured for receiving fluid from a person; anda valve plug comprising a top di
1. A connector comprising: a single fluid flow path formed, at least in part, between an inner surface of a housing and an outer surface of an insert, the fluid flow path configured for delivering fluid to a person and configured for receiving fluid from a person; anda valve plug comprising a top diaphragm and a bottom diaphragm, wherein the top and bottom diaphragms and an inner surface of the insert separate an air chamber from the fluid flow path, such that the valve plug is configured for expelling air from the air chamber when an actuator is inserted into the connector and for receiving air into the chamber when the actuator is removed from the connector;wherein upon actuation of the connector, the top and bottom diaphragms shift to minimize a net volume change in the flow path. 2. The connector of claim 1, wherein the top and bottom diaphragms separate the air chamber from the fluid flow path such that the fluid flow path is not permitted to flow through the valve plug. 3. The connector of claim 1, wherein the top and bottom diaphragms are configured to create positive displacement by returning the valve plug to its uncompressed state when the actuator is removed from the connector. 4. The connector of claim 1, wherein changes in respective volumes of the fluid flow path and the air chamber due, at least in part, to respective movements of the top and bottom diaphragms provide for positive displacement when the actuator is removed from the connector and provide for negative displacement by compressing the valve plug when the actuator is inserted into the connector. 5. The connector of claim 1, wherein upon return of the valve plug to an uncompressed state, the top diaphragm decreases dimensions of the fluid flow path and the bottom diaphragm increases dimensions of the fluid flow path such that a volume of the single fluid flow path decreases and a volume of the air chamber increases. 6. The connector of claim 1, wherein upon compression of the valve plug, the top diaphragm increases dimensions of the fluid flow path and the bottom diaphragm decreases dimensions of the fluid flow path such that a volume of the single fluid flow path increases and a volume of the air chamber decreases. 7. The connector of claim 1, wherein the top diaphragm has a larger diameter than the bottom diaphragm. 8. The connector of claim 1, wherein the bottom diaphragm has a larger fluid surface area than the top diaphragm, and wherein a fluid surface area is a surface area that interacts with fluid. 9. The connector of claim 1, wherein the top diaphragm shifts a greater distance than the bottom diaphragm when the actuator is inserted into the connector and when the actuator is removed from the connector. 10. The connector of claim 1, wherein the air chamber is formed, at least in part, by a portion of the insert disposed between the top and bottom diaphragms. 11. The connector of claim 10, wherein the air chamber is formed, at least in part, by the inner surface of the insert, a lower surface of the top diaphragm, an outer surface of a tail of the valve plug, and an upper surface of the bottom diaphragm, when the tail extends between the lower surface of the top diaphragm and the upper surface of the bottom diaphragm. 12. A method of controlling fluid flow through a fluid connector, the method comprising: providing a connector with a single fluid flow path through the connector, wherein the single fluid flow path is (i) formed, at least in part, between an inner surface of a housing and an outer surface of an insert, and (ii) configured for delivering fluid to a person and configured for receiving fluid from a person; andproviding a valve plug, having a top diaphragm and a bottom diaphragm, within the connector, wherein the top and bottom diaphragms and an inner surface of the insert separate an air chamber from the fluid flow path, such that the valve plug is configured for expelling air from the air chamber when an actuator is inserted into the connector and for receiving air into the chamber when the actuator is removed from the connector;actuating the connector such that the connector, the top and bottom diaphragms shift to minimize a net volume change in the single fluid flow path. 13. The method of claim 12, wherein the top and bottom diaphragms separate the air chamber from the fluid flow path such that the fluid flow path is not permitted to flow through the valve plug. 14. The method of claim 12, wherein the connector provides negative displacement due to a volume associated with the single fluid flow path increasing and a volume associated with the air chamber decreasing when the valve plug deforms upon insertion of the actuator into the connector. 15. The method of claim 12, wherein upon return of the valve plug to an uncompressed state, the top diaphragm decreases dimensions of the fluid flow path and the bottom diaphragm increases dimensions of the fluid flow path such that a volume of the single fluid flow path decreases and a volume of the air chamber increases. 16. The method of claim 12, wherein upon compression of the valve plug, the top diaphragm increases dimensions of the fluid flow path and the bottom diaphragm decreases dimensions of the fluid flow path such that a volume of the single fluid flow path increases and a volume of the air chamber decreases. 17. The method of claim 12, wherein the top diaphragm has a larger diameter than the bottom diaphragm. 18. The method of claim 12, wherein the top diaphragm shifts a greater distance than the bottom diaphragm when the actuator is inserted into the connector and when the actuator is removed from the connector. 19. The method of claim 12, further comprising the step of providing the insert between the top and bottom diaphragms, wherein the air chamber is provided at least in part a portion of the insert disposed between the top and bottom diaphragms. 20. The method of claim 19, wherein the air chamber is formed, at least in part, by the inner surface of the insert, a lower surface of the top diaphragm, an outer surface of a tail of the valve plug, and an upper surface of the bottom diaphragm, when the tail extends between the lower surface of the top diaphragm and the upper surface of the bottom diaphragm.
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