| abstract |
A fluid connector device (10) is provided. The fluid connector device includes a coupling substrate (12) having a conformal recess (20), a reconnectable fitting (18) disposed in the recess to provide a first passageway, and a force applying element (16) operatively coupled to the reconnectable fitting (18), or the coupling substrate (12), or both the reconnectable fitting (18) and the coupling substrate (12) to at least partially provide a sealing force between the reconnectable fitting (18) and the coupling substrate (12), wherein at least one of the force applying element (16), the reconnectable fitting (18), and the coupling substrate (12) comprises one or more degrees of freedom for self alignment of the reconnectable fitting (18) and the conformal recess (12). |