Patents Assigned to Agilant Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6234816
    Abstract: A medical connector apparatus that includes: (1) a first mating connector having a first conductive portion, (2) a second mating connector having a second conductive portion for electrically coupling to the first conductive portion, and (3) a housing unit with an interior chamber housing the second mating connector. In one embodiment of the invention, two apertures extend between the interior chamber and the housing unit's exterior. In another embodiment of the invention, the first mating connector further has a wiping portion for cleaning a portion of the second mating connector adjacent to the second conductive portion. In still another embodiment of the invention, the housing chamber further has a light source positioned near the aperture through which the first mating member enters to electrically couple the first and second conductive portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Agilant Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Greenstein