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News Release from: Tom Parker | Subject: SRC coupling
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 12 May 2008
Coupling prevents dangerous
misconnections
In medical settings, accidental tubing connection to the wrong line or device, such as an air hose to an intravenous line, can be extremely dangerous to patients.
Colder Products' new SRC coupling provides medical personnel with a tubing connector that is designed to eliminate potential misconnections that can occur with luer fittings In medical settings, accidental tubing connection to the wrong line or device, such as an air hose to an intravenous line, can be extremely dangerous to patients
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 29 Aug 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The SRC coupling is an excellent choice for a wide range of liquid media and gas applications such as blood and bodily fluid handling and air driven devices.
"The SRC is a safer small bore connector for medical tubing applications", said Jim Brown, medical Business Unit Manager.
"Not only does it eliminate the potential for dangerous tubing misconnections with luer fittings, it has a more secure latch design and allows tubing rotation to prevent accidental disconnections or kinked tubing".
The design is simple to use and provides an audible "click" for added assurance of a secure, leak-free connection.
There is no twisting required to connect tubing.
Users simply push the two halves together for an obvious, secure connection.
Colder's SRC coupling features a dual elastomeric seal.
Integral to the body, it creates a smooth, gap-free flow path for improved flow characteristics, without any areas for fluid to collect.
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