A breakaway connector for use with a medical (e.g., catheter) or other fluid system. The connector may include two couplers that engage one another via a substantially frictionless retention device. In one embodiment, the retention device includes a biased cylindrical roller attached to one coupler that contacts an outer surface of the other coupler. The outer surface may include a grooved surface to receive the roller when the couplers are fully attached.
申请公布号
EP2089088(A2)
申请公布日期
2009.08.19
申请号
EP20070853009
申请日期
2007.10.29
申请人
MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC.
发明人
JOHNSON, BENJAMIN, A.;ADAMS, MATTHEW, H.;SKAKOON, JAMES, GRANT