Patent ID: 11931539
Assignee: ICU MEDICAL, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway, the medical connector comprising:
a housing comprising a proximal female end with a proximal opening and a distal male end, the housing comprising internal threads, a proximal-most thread turn of the internal threads being more proximal than all other internal thread turns of the medical connector;
a first valve positioned substantially or entirely within the housing, the first valve being movable between a closed position and an open position, the first valve being configured to selectively seal the proximal opening;
a second valve positioned within the housing in a proximal direction from the proximal-most thread turn, the second valve being configured to selectively seal within the housing;
an elastomeric region positioned between and made separately from the first valve and the second valve; and
an internal plug positioned proximal from the second valve, the plug comprising a hole at a proximal tip of the plug, the hole being positioned inside of the first valve when the first valve is in the closed position;
wherein the second valve is capable of both automatically opening and automatically closing while the first valve is open.