Patent ID: 6261282
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A connector device for establishing a sealed connection with a male luer assembly configured to conform to ISO standards, said assembly including a male luer tip and having a generally annular flange disposed generally about said male luer tip and defining a generally cylindrical space between said flange and said tip, said connector device comprising:a housing forming an upper opening and a central first passageway sized to receive the male luer tip, said housing having an upper end portion configured to fit with the space defined by the male luer assembly when the male luer tip is inserted downward into said opening, said first central passageway extending from said opening in a downward direction within said housing:a resealable valve resiliently restrained relative to said housing, said valve including,a first portion forming a septum and configured to seal said opening prior to insertion of, the tip and having an upper surface radially extending across said opening, said upper surface being disposed and shaped to be easily wipeable;a second portion integral with said first portion and extending generally vertically downward within said passageway from a lower surface of said first portion, said second portion being displaced from said housing when the tip is not inserted in said valve; anda resealable, normally closed valve opening formed in said first and second portions of said valve such that when the luer tip is inserted downward into said opening in said housing and through said septum, said first portion and said second portion elastically extend about the luer tip and are displaced and compressed to substantially fill a space in said passageway between said housing and the luer tip to form a seal about said luer tip and allow fluid to be injected from said tip into said passageway.