Patent ID: 11904131
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A needleless connector, comprising:
a housing having a proximal end defining an inlet port of the housing, a distal end including a base defining an outlet port of the housing, and an inner surface defining an internal cavity extending between the inlet and outlet ports; and
a compressible valve reciprocally disposed within the internal cavity and configured to contact at least a portion of the inner surface, the compressible valve comprising a head portion and a compressible body portion extending distally from the head portion, wherein:
in a closed state of the compressible valve, a top section of the head portion of the compressible valve has a planar shape configured to contact and seal against the inner surface of the housing; and
in an open state, where the compressible valve is subject to an axial force:
the top section of the head portion is lodged between two pinch points thereof between opposing walls of an inwardly angled portion of the inner surface; and
the top section of the head portion has a non-planar shape defining a fluid path extending at least partially between opposing walls on an outwardly angled portion of the inner surface.