Patent ID: 8187253

Claim:
An adaptor for use with a medical catheter, said adaptor comprising: a first connector portion, the first connector portion comprising a first annular portion and a first tubular portion extending along a longitudinal axis, wherein the first annular portion has a proximal end and a distal end, and is adapted to be received within the medical catheter; and a second connector portion comprising a second tubular portion extending along a longitudinal axis, said second tubular portion having a cylindrical wall defining a longitudinal lumen therein, and said second connector portion further comprising a second annular portion having a proximal end, a distal end, an inner annular wall, an outer annular wall, and an annular cavity defined between the cylindrical wall and the inner annular wall for receiving the first end of a medical catheter therein, wherein a proximal end of the first connector portion and a distal end of the second connector portion are adapted to engage each other to hold the medical catheter therebetween, wherein the first tubular portion extends proximally beyond the proximal end of the first annular portion, and the second tubular portion extends distally beyond the distal end of the second annular portion.