Medical connector

Abstract

This article is a medical connector used for catheter tube to drain fluid from a patient, and composed of a first connector (e.g., male connector) to which a drainage bag containing fluid is attached, and a second connector (e.g., female connector) to which a catheter tube to be inserted into a patient is attached, as shown in the reference drawing showing the state of use; In this article, by grasping a plurality of depressed gripping portions on the circumference of each of the first and second connectors with fingertips and turning them in relative opposite directions, the second connector is connected to the first connector and the catheter tube is secured to the second connector; The solid line indicates the part for which design registration as a partial design is sought; The single dotted line indicates only the boundary between the part for which a design registration is sought as a partial design and other parts; The parts shown in dashed lines form no part of the claimed design; The curved lines in reproductions 1.6, 1.7 indicate indeterminate length; The back view is omitted because it is symmetrical to the front view; The bottom view is omitted because it is symmetrical with the plan view.

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