Patent ID: 6892998

Claim:
A medical valve comprising; a first housing portion; a second housing portion capable of mating with the first housing portion to form an interior; and a valving element within the interior, the first and second housing portions having mating longitudinal snap-fit structures for longitudinally coupling the first housing portion to the second housing portion, the first and second housing portions also having mating rotational snap-fit structures for substantially preventing the first housing portion from rotating relative to the second housing portion when the longitudinal snap fit structures are coupled, the rotational snap-fit structures being spaced from the longitudinal snap fit structures, wherein the rotational snap-fit structures comprise: a first set of stops on the first housing portion, the first set of stops having a first shape; a second set of stops on the second housing portion, the second set of stops having a second shape, the first shape corresponding with the second shape to substantially prevent rotational movement of the first housing portion relative to the second housing portion when the longitudinal snap-fit structures are coupled, wherein the first and second sets of stops includes flats for preventing rotational movement.