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

Claim 10:
11. A needleless connector, comprising:
a housing having a body including an inlet of the housing, a base including an outlet of the housing, and an internal cavity defined by an internal surface of the body wherein a portion of the internal surface is angled inwardly in a direction from the inlet toward the outlet to form pinch points at opposing walls of the internal surface within the inlet; and
a compressible valve disposed within the internal cavity, the compressible valve comprising a head portion including:
a top section having an outer periphery configured to (i) contact and seal against the internal surface in a closed state, and (ii) lodge between the pinch points when the head portion is subject to an axial force; and
a top surface forming an upper boundary of the top section, the top surface defining a fluid path which extends between the pinch points when the head portion is subject to the axial force; and

a compressible body portion extending distally from the head portion.