Patent ID: 8641685
Filing Date: 2014-02-04
Classification: A61M,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A medical connector comprising: a body having an inlet port, an outlet port through a male luer portion of the body, and a fluid path from the inlet port to the outlet port; a retractable post extending through the fluid path in the male luer sealing a tip of the male luer thereby closing the fluid path when the connector is not activated; at least one channel formed in the tip of the male luer from the outlet port to a periphery of the tip; and a first seal disposed between the retractable post and the body, the first seal configured to form a fluid volume within a portion of the cavity, the fluid path passing through the fluid volume; wherein the retractable post is forced away from the tip of the male luer when the connector is engaged with a mating female luer connector, thereby opening the fluid path through the medical connector and decreasing the fluid volume, and wherein fluid around the tip of the male luer is drawn into the outlet port through the at least one channel in the tip as the fluid volume increases during disengagement from a mating female luer connector.