Patent SG-11201407740U-A (SG)
Title: Flush enhancing male luer tip design for syringes and any luer connector
Inventor: STOUT MARTY L
IPC: A61M39/10
Filed: 2013-05-20
Abstract: (12) INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 28 November 2013 (28.11.2013) WIPOIPCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2013/177034 A1 (51) International Patent Classification: A61M 39/10 ( 2006.01) (21) International Application Number: (22) International Filing Date: (25) Filing Language: (26) Publication Language: PCT/US2013/041810 20 May 2013 (20.05.2013) English English (30) Priority Data: 13/476,357 21 May 2012 (21.05.2012) US (71) Applicant: BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY [US/US]; 1 Becton Drive, MCI 10, Franklin Lakes, New Jersey 07417-1880 (US). (72) Inventors: STOUT, Marty L.; 3113 Swiss Pass Cir, South Jordan, Utah 84095 (US). BURKHOLZ, Jonathan Karl; 3610 Hermes Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 (US). ISAACSON, S. Ray; 4360 South 2175 West, Roy, Utah 84067 (US). (74) Agents: RAVAL, Sunil et al.; Servilla Whitney LLC, 33 Wood Avenue South, Second Floor, Suite 210, Iselin, New Jersey 08830 (US). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available)'. AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE, KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available)'. ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) (54) Title: FLUSH ENHANCING MALE LUER TIP DESIGN FOR SYRINGES AND ANY LUER CONNECTOR •t m o i> i> i-H cn i-H o CJ (57) Abstract: A luer connection device is disclosed having housing including a a side wall having an inside surface defining a lu - men with central a axis, an proximal end, and a distal end including a male luer tip within the lumen having central flow diverter a extending outwardly from the central axis to direct a fluid to a circumferential dead space distal the to male luer tip. A luer connec - tion device is also disclosed having a flow expansion channel disposed in the lumen tapering outward from the wall of tubular hous­ ing and partially extending along longitudinal a axis from the tip opening toward the base opening for increasing mixing and flow through a circumferential dead space in the fluid path distal the to male luer tip.