Patent ID: 7931627

Claim:
A connector comprising: a lumen extending in a first direction, the lumen having a hole in a wall of the lumen; a check valve comprising: a first end defining a fixation portion configured to frictionally retain the check valve within the lumen, the fixation portion having an inner surface; a prismatic protrusion extending from the inner surface of the fixation portion in a second direction, the protrusion and the fixation portion being configured to retain the check valve within the lumen, the protrusion configured to allow fluid flow around a portion thereof; a second end including a flap member extending from the fixation portion in the first direction, the flap member having an outer surface configured to at least partially overlay the hole in the lumen, the flap member being configured to at least partially impede a flow of fluid through the hole the flap member bein further configured to flex in the second direction and away from the hole; a pocket in a portion of the flap member, the pocket being defined by a flange raised with respect to an inner surface of the pocket to create a space, the flange being configured to surround the hole in the lumen; wherein the flap member is resiliently biased in the second direction.