Patent ID: 8870850
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical connector for permitting fluid flow between a first medical device and a second medical device, the medical connector comprising: a housing comprising a downstream end configured to receive a first medical device and an upstream end configured to receive a second medical device, wherein at least a portion of the housing defines a first side opening and a second side opening such that the first side opening and the second side opening each define a recess with respect to an inner surface of the housing; a seal comprising a downstream end, an upstream end configured to receive the second medical device, and a normally substantially closed passage, the seal further comprising a seal body and a transverse flange, wherein the body is made of flexible material and has first and second lateral portions each having an upper surface, and wherein the transverse flange is disposed proximal to the upstream end of the seal and has a lower surface; wherein the seal is disposed within the housing such that the transverse flange extends at least partially across the axial opening, and the first lateral portion of the seal body extends at least partially into the first side opening and the second lateral portion of the seal body extends at least partially into the second side opening; wherein the first and second side openings have top edges that define the portions of the side openings nearest the axial opening, and the first and second lateral portions of the seal body have shoulders configured to engage the top edges of the first and second side openings, and the top edges of the side openings are remote from the axial opening to impart a tensile force to the seal between the transverse flange and the shoulders.