Patent ID: 9358379
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61M,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A medical connector comprising: a housing with a central axis and a hollow bore having a male end with a male luer tip and a female end, wherein the bore includes a narrowed passage connecting an interior region of the housing with the female end, said narrowed passage having a cross sectional area that is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the interior region of the housing adjacent the narrowed passage and the female end adjacent the narrowed passage; a rigid valve member configured to at least partially extend into an interior space of the male luer tip, the valve member comprising a first end, a second closed end, an internal passageway, at least one opening near the closed end of the valve member extending through the valve member and into the passageway; a fluid chamber extending from the first end of the valve member, said fluid chamber including a closed end and a first hole near said closed end, wherein said fluid chamber extends into said narrowed passage and is configured such that said first hole engages said narrowed passage when the valve member is in a first position and said first hole does not engage the narrowed passage when the valve member is in a second position; a resilient member configured to couple the valve member and the housing; and a sealing portion disposed within the housing and configured to inhibit fluid communication through the hollow bore of the housing between the interior of the male luer tip of the housing and the exterior of the valve member.