ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,702,811, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Fluid connector assembly" was invented by Ryan Callahan (Long Beach, Calif.) and Frank Cai (Ontario, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid connector assemblies that seal off fluid paths in the respective connectors are disclosed. When connectors of a fluid connector assembly are connected to each other, respective compressible members in the connectors are displaced, allowing downstream fluid passage through the fluid connector assembly. The connectors maintain a connection by a snap mechanism that provides a threshold retention force. When an external fo...