US Patent Issued to ICU Medical on April 29 for "Medical connector with elongated portion within seal collar" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,285,584, issued on April 29, was assigned to ICU Medical Inc. (San Clemente, Calif.).

"Medical connector with elongated portion within seal collar" was invented by Thomas F. Fangrow (Mission Viejo, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Some embodiments disclosed herein relate to medical connectors with a housing comprising a proximal body member and a base member that form an internal cavity with a proximal abutment surface. An elastomeric seal with a collar and without a guide member is positioned within the internal cavity. A rigid, hollow elongated portion is located within the internal cavity such that in an open configuration, a tip ...