Patent ID: 8377010

Claim:
An access connector comprising: a housing having a body, a base, and a channel for fluid passage extending through the body and the base, the body including a tower with a top rim and a bottom end attached to the base; a septum having a top disk, a bottom disk, a column, and a slit extending from the top disk through the column to the bottom disk, the septum positioned within the channel to allow for insertion of a tubular portion of a medical device, the bottom disk of the septum being positioned in the bottom end of the body, the column extending through the tower without contacting the tower, and the top disk being positioned above the top rim of the body; and a retaining ring of a different material than the septum overmolded around and integrally joined to the top disk of the septum so that mating features on the retaining ring and septum mate and form an integral unit to prevent axial displacement and rotational movement of the septum, the retaining ring having a bottom end attached to the top rim of the tower thereby securing the septum with respect to the housing.