Apparatus for securing device couplings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021038475-A1
Application number	US-201816966763-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 15, 2018
Priority date	Feb 27, 2018
Publication date	Feb 11, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

An apparatus for securing a male-female connection comprises: (a) a female connector comprising a securing actuator section; (b) a male connector; (c) one or more anchoring ledges; and (d) at least one rotatable gear.

First claim

1 . An apparatus for securing a male-female connection, comprising:
(a) a female connector comprising a securing actuator section; (b) a male connector; (c) one or more anchoring ledges; and (d) at least one rotatable gear.

2 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said rotatable gear comprises or has attached a void portion suitable to house an anchoring ledge provided opposite to it and wherein a gap is formed in the gear such that the void section is provided with an opening the orientation of which changes with the rotation of the gear.

3 . (canceled)

4 . Apparatus according to claim 2 , comprising at least one or more sprockets peripherally arranged around the gear.

5 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one or more rungs are formed on one of:
a) the female connector; and b) the male connector and the one or more rungs is suitable to move relative to the gears when the male connector slides inside the female connector.

6 . (canceled)

7 . Apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein at least one rail or guide is formed on the interior of the female connector.

8 . Apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein a track is provided between a rail or guide and one or more rung(s), along which a gear may travel longitudinally.

9 . Apparatus according to claim 5 , comprising two anchoring ledges, rungs that form two ladders and two rotatable gears.

10 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the female connector section and the male connector is coupled to an element of a fluids-transfer system.

11 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein one or both of the female connector section and the male connector are integral part of an element of a fluids-transfer system.

12 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the female connector section is connected to one of the following:
a) a syringe; b) a female or male luer or luer-lock port; c) tubing; and d) to a spike.

13 - 15 . (canceled)

16 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the male connector is connected to one of the following:
a) a vial adaptor; b) a spike; c) a female or male luer or luer-lock port; and d) tubing.

17 - 19 . (canceled)

20 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the axis around which the at least one rotatable gear rotates is essentially perpendicular to the plane in which lies the axis along which the female and male connectors slide.

21 . An element of a fluids-transfer system coupled, or otherwise connected to, a female connector section as claimed in claim 1 .

22 . An element of a fluids-transfer system coupled, or otherwise connected to, a male connector as claimed in claim 1 .

23 . A drug-transfer system, comprising apparatus as claimed in claim 1 .

24 . A syringe adaptor, comprising apparatus as claimed in claim 1 .

25 . A tubing, comprising apparatus as claimed in claim 1 .

26 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rotatable gear is a component of a mechanism that comprises at least one of the following:
a) two rungs and one sprocket; b) at least one indentation suitable to be engaged by a rung; c) a rung which is adapted to be engaged by two sprockets; and d) a rung adapted to engage an indentation.

27 - 29 . (canceled)

30 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the anchoring ledges are provided in one of the following ways:
a) on the male connector and the rotating gears are located on the female connector; and b) on the female connector and the rotating gears are located on the male connector.

31 . (canceled)

32 . Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the rotatable gear is rotatably attached to an axis positioned at a radial distance from the center axis of said gear.

Assignees

• Equashield Medical Ltd

Inventors

• Kriheli Marino
• Tavor Raanan

Classifications

• A61J1/1475

  Inlet or outlet ports · CPC title

• A61J1/14 Primary

  Details; Accessories therefor (A61J7/00 takes precedence; openers B65D, B67B7/00) · CPC title

• A61J1/2055

  having gripping means · CPC title

• F16L21/08

  with additional locking means (F16L21/06 takes precedence; couplings of the quick-acting type F16L37/00) · CPC title

• A61J1/2096 Primary

  Combination of a vial and a syringe for transferring or mixing their contents · CPC title