ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,738, issued on July 15, was assigned to QUANTA DIALYSIS TECHNOLOGIES Ltd. (Warwickshire, Great Britain).
"Source container connector" was invented by Sam Fincham (Warwickshire, Great Britain).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A disposable connector for mating a dialysate source container to a dialysis machine comprises a body defining two ports and a collar disposed around one of said ports. The collar of said connector includes a stepped inner surface to seat a seal, a grip ring, and a retaining ring. The seal provides a fluid tight connection with a dialysate source container, whereas the grip ring is embedded in a stem of the dialysat...