US 7,338,088 B2
	Connector
Owe Salven, Uppsala (Sweden); Mattias Vangbo, Bälinge (Sweden); Patrik Källback, Uppsala (Sweden); and Mårten Stjernström, Danderyd (Sweden)
Assigned to GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences AB, Uppsala (Sweden)
Appl. No. 10/493,011 PCT Filed Oct. 15, 2002, PCT No. PCT/EP02/11531 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Sep. 17, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO03/036103, PCT Pub. Date May 01, 2003.
Claims priority of application No. 0125074.5 (GB), filed on Oct. 19, 2001.
Prior Publication US 2005/0012327 A1, Jan. 20, 2005
Int. Cl. F16L 39/00 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 285—124.3  [285/124.5; 285/342; 285/343; 285/332.1]

22 Claims

1. A connector (1), for selectively coupling one or more of input and/or output lines (19′, 19″) and/or wires to a receiving and/or transporting device (27), said connector consisting of at least one line and/or wire receiving ferrule (7), said ferrule (7) having a plurality of line and/or wire receiving holes (17′-17″) capable of receiving one of said one or more lines or wires (19′, 19″), a body (3) for receiving said ferrule (7), said body (3) having one single axial through hole (5) with a tapered portion (5B) into which said ferrule is being pressed by clamping means (9, 11) such that an axial force is exerted on said ferrule (7), wherein said connector body (3) is more rigid than said ferrule (7) and therefore the force exerted on said ferrule (7) makes the ferrule (7) deform such that all said line and/or wire receiving holes (17′-17″) are simultaneously, radially compressed to exert a line and/or wire clamping force on all said line and/or wire receiving holes (17′-17″) and wherein said clamping force forms a fluid tight seal wherein the body (3) is configured to allow a fluid receiving device (27) to be placed in contact the ferrule (7) and wherein the body (3) includes a plurality of slots (23).