Twist to connect 5mm hose barb medical coupling

Colder Products Company, the leading provider of controlled performance connections, announces a new twist-to-connect SMC coupling for medical applications, featuring a new 5mm hose barb size

Colder Products Company (CPC), the leading provider of controlled performance connections, announces a new SMC coupling for medical applications.

The twist-to-connect coupling, featuring a new 5mm hose barb size, enables tubing to rotate freely when connected, preventing tubing from kinking and accidental disconnections.

The product is suitable for a wide variety of end applications, including blood pressure cuffs, surgical equipment, blood analysers, tube sets, and analytical instrumentation.

"We recognised the need for a secure twist-to-connect coupling specifically designed for the common 5mm tubing used frequently in non-invasive blood pressure monitoring and other medical markets," says Jim Brown, Medical Business Unit Manager, Colder Products Company.

"The new SMC product is an important addition to the SMC product line and will facilitate equipment manufacturing and servicing for medical applications".

The SMC product line presents a high-quality alternative to luer-type connectors in medical applications.

The SMC product design facilitates the free rotation of tubing, protecting the fluid flow path and preventing tubing from twisting or kinking.

European legislation has prohibited luer connectors in blood pressure monitoring systems in order to prevent accidental misconnection of blood pressure and IV lines.

Made from Acetal material, the SMC coupling incorporates an O-ring seal for a leak-free connection.

The connection's shutoff valves stop flow automatically when the coupling halves are disengaged.

Operating pressures range from vacuum to 100 psi and operating temperatures range from -40F to 180F (-40C to 82C).

In addition to the new 5mm hose barb, the SMC coupling is available in 1/16 inch, 1/8 inch, and 3 mm hose barb sizes.

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