Patent ID: 9629994
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: A61M,Y10T

Claim:
1. A medical connector comprising: a body comprising a distal end having an inlet port, a proximal end having an outlet port through a male luer portion of the body, and a fluid path from the inlet port to the outlet port, wherein the outlet port extends through a tip of the male luer; a post extending through the fluid path in the male luer sealing the tip of the male luer thereby closing the fluid path when the connector is not activated; a channel formed in a proximal facing outer surface of the tip of the male luer, the channel extending laterally from the outlet port to a periphery of the tip; and a first seal disposed between the post and the body, the first seal configured to form a fluid volume within the body between the first seal and the inlet port, the fluid path passing through the fluid volume; wherein the post is urged away from the tip of the male luer when the connector is engaged with a mating female luer connector, thereby opening the fluid path through the medical connector and decreasing the fluid volume, and wherein fluid is drawn into the outlet port through the channel during disengagement from a mating female luer connector.