Patent ID: 9498614
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A device for use with a female needleless connector, the device comprising: a housing comprising a chamber having a proximal wall, a continuous side wall coupled to the proximal wall, and a distal opening that is configured to fit over a proximal end of the female needleless connector; a solid elongated finger attached to the proximal wall of the housing and disposed within the chamber such that the elongated finger extends into and opens a fluid path through the female needleless connector when the distal opening of the housing is placed adjacent to the proximal end of the female needleless connector and the housing is distally advanced ; and a lining on a portion of an internal surface of the chamber and configured to create a removable interference fit with an external surface of the female needleless connector.