Earl J Fortier

US Patent:

46611100, Apr 28, 1987

Filed:

May 13, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/733564

Inventors:

Earl J. Fortier - Tucson AZ
Robert D. Banning - St. Peters MO

Assignee:

Sherwood Medical Company - St. Louis MO

International Classification:

A61M 2500

US Classification:

604256

Abstract:

A multiple passage tube connector fitting is provided which includes a pair of connectors each having a passage open at one end. The fitting has a single-piece elastomeric tube adapter and plug device having a coupling element for connecting it to the connector. The device includes a tube adapter having a passage through it which is connected by a flexible strap to the coupling element and is adapted to fit in the passage of the connector. Another plug is connected by a strap to theadapter for closing the adapter passage. The device also has a plug connected to the coupling element by flexible strap for closing the passage of the other connector.