Patent ID: 7128348
Filing Date: 2006-10-31
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A female connector to be connected to a fluid delivery tube comprising: a cylindrical core member including a luer taper on an inner surface of a distal end portion of the core member, a tube bonding portion on an inner surface of a proximal end portion of the core member, and a flange at a distal end of the core member; a cylindrical housing mounted to an outer periphery of the core member without being fixed and having a male screw formed on an outer surface of the housing; and a stopper fixed at a predetermined position apart from the flange of the core member, wherein a distance (L 1 ) between the flange and the stopper is equal to or larger than a length (L 2 ) of the housing in an axial direction and a length (L 3 ) between a proximal end of the housing and a distal end of the stopper when the female connector is connected to a male connector is smaller than a screwing distance of the male screw of the female connector into a female screw of the male connector.