Patent ID: 6908459
Filing Date: 2005-06-21
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A needleless luer access connector, comprising: a housing having a top portion defining an inlet opening, a channel defined by at least one sidewall extending from the inlet opening and having a cross section, and a bottom portion defining an outlet opening extending from the channel; a barb formed along the sidewall of the channel and extending into the channel; a septum disposed in the housing, the septum having a proximal portion, a medial portion having an external surface and a cross section less than a cross section of the top portion and less than the cross section of the channel and a distal portion; a longitudinal slit extending through the septum from the proximal portion through the medial portion and into the distal portion; and at least one rib formed on the external surface of the medial portion such that the rib is displaced from the barb until a male luer taper is inserted into the slit, at which point the rib engages the barb.