Patent ID: 8372057
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An adapter for a medical receptacle having a skirt with an outside diameter and a threaded inside diameter, and a tapered post within the skirt, the adapter comprising: a proximal end portion having a threaded surface including at least one thread configured to threadingly engage the threaded inside diameter of the skirt, the proximal end portion including a tapered recess defined by a wall, a chamfer having a flat transition from the wall to a seat, and the seat having a diameter, a distal end portion having a surface portion and a cylindrical recess having a diameter; an elongated conduit positioned between the tapered recess and the cylindrical recess such that the conduit is in fluid communication with both the tapered recess and the cylindrical recess and the cylindrical recess and the tapered recess are spaced apart by the length of the conduit, the conduit having a diameter smaller than both the seat diameter and the cylindrical recess diameter; and a longitudinal axis; wherein the surface portion includes a means for gripping.