Patent ID: 11883623
Assignee: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A soft grip medical connector comprising:
a rigid housing comprising:
an upstream end;
a downstream end;
a fluid pathway between the upstream end and the downstream end; and
protrusions on an outer surface of the housing that extend laterally away from a longitudinal axis of the housing, wherein the protrusions include a first protrusion, a second protrusion, and a third protrusion;
a flexible member disposed over the outer surface of the housing, the flexible member comprising:
a gripping portion; and
first flexible material disposed between the first protrusion and the second protrusion and second flexible material disposed between the second protrusion and the third protrusion, wherein the flexible material engages with the first, second, and third protrusions to facilitate retention of the flexible member on the housing;

wherein the flexible member covers the protrusions.