A sampling port comprising: a hub having a body forming a hub chamber for containing a fluid, the hub further having a proximal opening to the hub chamber for receiving a medical implement, the hub chamber having a valve member normally closing the opening , the valve member having a valve wall forming a valve interior ; a first fluid channel formed by the hub body , the first fluid channel being in fluid communication with the hub chamber , the first fluid channel having a first radial portion having a first radial longitudinal axis and a first proximally extending portion having a first proximally extending flow path with a first proximally extending longitudinal axis , wherein the first proximally extending flow path is aligned with the first radial longitudinal axis , that is a distal projection of the first proximally extending flow path intersects the first radial longitudinal axis , and is generally orthogonal to the first radial longitudinal axis ; and a second fluid channel formed by the hub body , the second fluid channel being in fluid communication with the hub chamber , the second fluid channel having a second radial portion having a second radial longitudinal axis and a second proximally extending portion having a second proximally extending flow path with a second proximally extending longitudinal axis , wherein the second proximally extending flow path is aligned with the second radial longitudinal axis , that is a distal projection of the second proximally extending flow path intersects the second radial longitudinal axis ,and is generally orthogonal to the second radial longitudinal axis , wherein the first radial longitudinal axis is generally parallel with and spaced from the second radial longitudinal axis , the first and second proximally extending longitudinal axes forming a plane therebetween, wherein the plane is not parallel with the first longitudinal axis . a hub having a body forming a hub chamber for containing a fluid, the hub further having a proximal opening to the hub chamber for receiving a medical implement, the hub chamber having a valve member normally closing the opening , the valve member having a valve wall forming a valve interior ; a first fluid channel formed by the hub body , the first fluid channel being in fluid communication with the hub chamber , the first fluid channel having a first radial portion having a first radial longitudinal axis and a first proximally extending portion having a first proximally extending flow path with a first proximally extending longitudinal axis , wherein the first proximally extending flow path is aligned with the first radial longitudinal axis , that is a distal projection of the first proximally extending flow path intersects the first radial longitudinal axis , and is generally orthogonal to the first radial longitudinal axis ; and a second fluid channel formed by the hub body , the second fluid channel being in fluid communication with the hub chamber , the second fluid channel having a second radial portion having a second radial longitudinal axis and a second proximally extending portion having a second proximally extending flow path with a second proximally extending longitudinal axis , wherein the second proximally extending flow path is aligned with the second radial longitudinal axis , that is a distal projection of the second proximally extending flow path intersects the second radial longitudinal axis ,and is generally orthogonal to the second radial longitudinal axis , wherein the first radial longitudinal axis is generally parallel with and spaced from the second radial longitudinal axis , the first and second proximally extending longitudinal axes forming a plane therebetween, wherein the plane is not parallel with the first longitudinal axis . <EOS>