Medical connectors

The medical connector employs insertion and coupler position guides to prevent excessive insertion and overtightening, addressing the sticking and damage issues in existing connectors, ensuring reliable and easy connection and disconnection.

JP7892965B2Active Publication Date: 2026-07-22NIPRO CORP
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Patent Information

Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Patents
Current Assignee / Owner
NIPRO CORP
Filing Date
2021-11-01
Publication Date
2026-07-22

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing medical connectors face issues with accidental disconnection due to overtightening or excessive insertion depth, leading to sticking or damage, which existing solutions like applying torsional force do not fundamentally address.

Method used

Incorporating insertion guides and coupler position guides on the male and female connectors to indicate the correct insertion depth and screwing position, preventing excessive insertion and overtightening.

Benefits of technology

Prevents excessive insertion and overtightening, reducing the likelihood of connector sticking or damage, ensuring easy and reliable connection and disconnection.

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Abstract

To provide a medical connector capable of guiding an operator to avoid such a connection operation that causes a male lure part to be inserted too deeply into a female lure part.SOLUTION: The medical connector comprises: a male connector 100 with a male lure part 101 and a coupler 103; and a female connector 200 with a female lure part 201 to insert the male lure part 101 thereinto and a male screw 203 to be screwed with the coupler 103. At least one of the male lure part 101 and the female lure part 201 has an insertion guide 205 indicative of a depth of inserting the male lure part 101 into the female lure part 201.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1
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