Patent ID: 11857752
Assignee: RYMED TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An injection port assembly, comprising:
a body including a first mating structure and a second mating structure configured to be coupled to the first mating structure, the body having a central body axis extending from a distal body end defined on the first mating structure to a proximal body end defined on the second mating structure;
the first mating structure including:
an annular wall defining an open proximal end of the first mating structure facing toward the proximal body end;
a male luer connection including an axial passage extending from a distal end of the male luer connection toward the proximal body end, the axial passage of the male luer connection having an inside diameter;
a base integrally formed with the annular wall and centered on the body axis and at least partially blocking the axial passage, the base having a base outside diameter substantially equal to the inside diameter of the axial passage of the male luer connection; and
a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs extending from the annular wall to the base and defining a plurality of transverse passages between the plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs, the plurality of transverse passages communicating with the axial passage of the male luer connection;

the second mating structure including a female luer connection configured to receive a male luer fitting, the second mating structure having an interior communicating the female luer connection with the open proximal end of the first mating structure; and
a flexible valve member including a distal end mounted on the base of the first mating structure such that the distal end of the flexible valve member is entirely supported by the base and having a proximal valve end portion configured to be sealingly received in the female luer connection of the second mating structure when the flexible valve member is in a closed position, the flexible valve member being configured to be displaced relative to the central body axis upon entry of the male luer fitting into the female luer connection to thereby place the male luer fitting in communication with the interior of the second mating structure.