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

Claim 10:
11. The soft grip medical connector of claim 9, wherein the gripping portion comprises:
a smaller-width region configured to be grasped between a thumb and finger, the connector having a first lateral width at the smaller-width region;
an upper larger-width region between the upstream end and the smaller-width region, the connector having a second lateral width at the upper larger-width region that is larger than the first lateral width; and
a lower larger-width region between the downstream end and the smaller-width region, the connector having a third lateral width at the lower larger-width region that is larger than the first lateral width, wherein the upper and lower larger-width regions are configured to impede the thumb and finger from sliding along the connector.