ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,429,155, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Slit-free safe disconnect" was invented by Abin Austin (Thrissur, India), Leah Paige Gaffney (Orange, Calif.), Kowshika K (Tirupur, India) and Ryan Callahan (Long Beach, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Fluid connector assemblies with fluid connectors connected via a detachable ring are disclosed. A fluid connector assembly may include a pair of fluid connectors and a ring that couples the pair of connectors. The ring may be configured to detach from either connector upon experiencing a separating force that exceeds a predetermined threshold force. The d...