Patent ID: 6673059
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
A male luer-lock connector for medical fluid lines, comprising an elongated tubular body having a portion with a cylindrical external surface between a radial annular shoulder and an external luer cone end portion, and a bushing mounted on said portion with a cylindrical external surface of said tubular body so that it can turn and slide for an axial travel of advance of definite length starting from a drawn-back position defined by said shoulder, said bushing having an internal thread with which a female luer-lock connector can be screwed in which said external luer cone end portion of said tubular body is designed to engage axially, wherein:said axial travel is of a short length and such as not to enable firm engagement of said external luer cone end portion of said body of said male luer-lock connector on said female luer-lock connector, without screwing at least partially said internal thread of said bushing on said female luer-lock connector; said bushing has an inner axially extending elastically deformable portion movable in a radial direction; and said portion with cylindrical external surface of said tubular body of said male luer-lock connector has an annular widened portion that can be elastically engaged by friction by said elastically deformable portion of said bushing upon screwing of said internal thread of the latter on said female luer-lock connector.