CANNULA ADAPTER FOR MEDICAL DEVICES

摘要

A cannula adapter can include an adapter body, a breakpoint, and a coupling mechanism. The adapter body can have an interior channel with opposing openings. The first opening of the interior channel can be sized and shaped for insertion of a cannula and the second opening can be sized and shaped for a connection point of a medical device. The breakpoint can separate the adapter body into two discrete sections when an applied transverse force meets or exceeds its failure threshold, decreasing a likelihood of causing injury to a patient and the user of the medical device. The coupling mechanism can couple a bottom end of the adapter body to the connection point of the medical device, forming an air-tight connection between the cannula and the medical device that increases a failure threshold of the adapter body for withstanding applied longitudinal forces and torque.

主权项

1. A cannula adapter comprising:
an adapter body having an interior channel with opposing openings, wherein a first opening of the interior channel, located on a top surface of the adapter body, is sized and shaped to match a respective size and a respective shape for insertion of a cannula and a second opening of the interior channel is sized and shaped to match a respective size and a respective shape of a connection point of a medical device; a breakpoint integrated throughout a horizontal cross-section of the adapter body, wherein, responsive to an application of transverse force to the adapter body that meets or exceeds a failure threshold of the breakpoint, the breakpoint separates the adapter body into two discrete sections, wherein separation of the adapter body decreases a likelihood of causing injury to a patient and the user of the medical device; and a coupling mechanism that couples a bottom end of the adapter body to the connection point of the medical device, wherein engagement of the coupling mechanism forms an air-tight connection between the inserted cannula and the medical device that increases a failure threshold of the adapter body for withstanding longitudinal forces and torque applied by a user of the medical device during a medical procedure.