Body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector
View Patent ↗A body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector has a first connecting assembly and a second connecting assembly. The first connecting assembly has a first sleeve and a first resilient valve. The first resilient valve tends to seal a first opening of the first sleeve. The second connecting assembly has a second sleeve and a second resilient valve. The second resilient valve tends to seal a second opening of the second sleeve. The two resilient valves can avoid leakage of the medication remaining in an injector and a vial, or remaining in a fluid infusion tube and a catheter. The two resilient valves also can seal in two directions to avoid leakage during connecting or separating the two connecting assemblies after supplying medication. Therefore, the transfer of the medication is more hygienic and safe, and the waste of medical resources is effectively reduced.
1. A body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector, one of two ends of the body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector detachably connected to an injector or a fluid infusion tube, the other of the two ends of the body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector detachably connected to a vial or a catheter, thereby communicating between the injector and the vial, or communicating between the fluid infusion tube and the catheter; the body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector comprising:
a first connecting assembly detachably connected to an injector or a fluid infusion tube, communicating with the injector or the fluid infusion tube, and comprising
a first sleeve having
a first end detachably connected to the injector or the fluid infusion tube;
a second end; and
a first channel formed through the first sleeve, extending from the first end of the first sleeve to the second end of the first sleeve, communicating with the injector or the fluid infusion tube, and forming a first opening in the second end of the first sleeve; and
a first resilient valve mounted in the first channel and selectively sealing the first opening; the first resilient valve comprising:
a plated portion having
multiple communicating holes formed through the plated portion between two ends of the first channel; and
a plug post mounted securely on the plated portion, selectively sealing the first opening, a length of the plug post being larger than a width of the plug post, and the plug post having a necked portion between two ends of the plug post; and
a second connecting assembly detachably connected to a vial or a catheter, communicating with the vial or the catheter, detachably connected to the first connecting assembly, and comprising
a second sleeve having
a first end detachably connected to the vial or the catheter;
a second end detachably connected to the second end of the first sleeve; and
a second channel formed through the second sleeve, extending from the first end of the second sleeve to the second end of the second sleeve, communicating with the vial or the catheter, and forming a second opening in the second end of the second sleeve;
a connecting portion mounted in the second channel and having
a closed end; and
at least one lateral hole formed through a side wall of the connecting portion, communicating with an inner space of the connecting portion, and disposed adjacent to the closed end of the connecting portion; and
a second resilient valve mounted in the second channel, and selectively sealing the second opening;
wherein when the first connecting assembly and the second connecting assembly are connected to each other, the first sleeve abuts the second resilient valve to move the second resilient valve relative to the connecting portion to expose the at least one lateral hole of the connecting portion out of the second resilient valve; simultaneously, the closed end of the connecting portion abuts the first resilient valve to open the first opening such that the first connecting assembly and the second connecting assembly communicate with each other; the plug post is made of a resilient material and thus is bent due to the necked portion abutting against the connecting portion and thereby the first opening is opened.
2. The body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connecting portion further comprises
a protrusion protruding from the closed end of the connecting portion, and protruding along a lengthwise direction of the connecting portion.
3. The body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the necked portion has a notch formed in a side surface of the plug post.
4. The body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein
the first sleeve has
a positioning recess surrounding the first channel; and
the first resilient valve has
a positioning portion surrounding the plug post, one of two ends of the positioning portion connected to the plated portion, and the other of the two ends of the positioning portion mounted in the positioning recess.
5. The body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector as claimed in claim 4 , wherein
the positioning recess extends along a direction perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the first channel; and
the positioning portion has
an extending wall shaped as a sleeve and surrounding the plug post; one of two ends of the extending wall connected to the plated portion; and
a protruding rib extending from the other end of the extending wall along a direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of the first channel.
6. The body-fluid-and-medication leak-proof and closed medical connector as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second connecting assembly further comprises
a third resilient valve mounted in the second channel, and selectively blocking the second channel;
wherein when the first connecting assembly and the second connecting assembly are connected to each other, the connecting portion of the second connecting assembly abuts the third resilient valve to make the third resilient valve stop blocking the second channel.