Patent ID: 7713248
Filing Date: 2010-05-11
Classification: A61J,A61M,F21K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A housing for use with a medical connector comprising an upper portion and a lower portion comprising a downwardly directed conduit and a skirt with an internal surface having screw threads thereon, the upper portion including an outer surface having a mounting structure, a proximal end, and a distal end, the housing further including an opening at its proximal end and an internal cavity with a neck portion positioned in a distal direction from the opening and a main portion positioned in a distal direction from the neck portion, the neck portion including a first internal cross-sectional width and the main portion including a second internal cross-sectional width, the skirt including a third internal cross-sectional width larger than the second internal cross-sectional width of the main portion and the first internal cross-sectional width of the neck portion, the internal cavity including a rigid conduit having a proximal end, a distal end, and a ring shaped support adjacent the distal end.