Patent ID: 7947014

Claim:
A Luer connector having a main passage defined therein, said main passage for positioning between a syringe and a catheter having a tube with a balloon at the end thereof, said main passage extending axially through said Luer connector for interconnecting said syringe to said tube extending to said balloon, comprising: a relief valve incorporated into said Luer connector, said relief valve for regulating the amount of air pressure going to said balloon at the end of said catheter by allowing air to escape therethrough above a predetermined air pressure to prevent said balloon from bursting, wherein said relief valve is incorporated into a vent passage having first and second ends defined within said Luer connector, said vent passage disposed transverse to said main passage, said relief valve further comprising first and second air escape valves defined within, respectively, said first and second ends of said vent passage; and wherein said first and second air escape valves contain, respectively, first and second diaphragms having air escape means defined therein for allowing the passage of air therethrough above a predetermined air pressure level within said main passage and said vent passage of said Luer connector.