Patent ID: 7776018
Filing Date: 2010-08-17
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An assembly for transferring fluid between a first medical device and a second medical device, comprising: a first medical device including a male luer fitting having a tapered exterior surface; a second medical device including a female luer fitting having a body including a tapered interior surface and a recess extending within said tapered interior surface, said female luer fitting being frictionally engaged to said male luer fitting such that said tapered exterior surface of said male luer fitting adjoins said tapered interior surface of said body of said female luer fitting; a passageway extending through said female luer fitting, said passageway being bounded by said tapered interior surface; and a soft, resilient member secured to said body and extending within said recess, said soft, resilient member being softer than said body of said female luer fitting and compressed by said exterior surface of said male luer fitting such that said soft, resilient member is substantially completely within said recess and substantially flush with said interior surface and in frictional engagement with said male luer fitting, wherein said body of said female luer fitting includes at least one channel extending from said recess to an outer surface thereof, said soft, resilient member extending into said channel.