Patent ID: 7815614
Filing Date: 2010-10-19
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical connector comprising: a housing with a central axis and a hollow bore having a male end with a male luer tip and a female end; a rigid valve member configured to at least partially extend into an interior space of the male luer tip, the valve member comprising a first opened end, a second closed end, an internal passageway extending along the axis of the valve member, at least one opening near the closed end of the valve member extending through the valve member and into the passageway; a rigid conduit having a first opening in fluid communication with the female end and a second opening in fluid communication with the first opened end of the valve member; a resilient member configured to couple the valve member and the housing; and a sealing element disposed within the housing and configured to inhibit fluid communication through the hollow bore of the housing between the interior of the male luer tip of the housing and the exterior of the valve member.