Patent ID: 8070189
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: A61M,F16L

Abstract:
1. A connection device comprising: a male connector comprising a body with a distal end and a proximal end, and a projection from the body having an external conical surface with a Luer taper and an opening located at a distal end of the projection, the opening in fluid communication with a fluid passageway located within the male connector body, the projection having a length L a female connector comprising a body with a distal end and a proximal end and an internal fluid passageway having an internal conical surface with a Luer taper which sealingly mates with the external conical surface of the male connector and a member projecting into the internal fluid passageway at a point intermediate to a proximal end and a distal end of the internal conical surface, the member positioned a length L wherein the member is a rod-shaped bar which is positioned within and across the fluid passageway of the female connector to span the fluid passageway of the female connector.