Patent ID: 7344527

Claim:
A tubing connector comprising: a body having a first end having a first opening, a second end having a second opening, a passageway extending through the body between the first opening and the second opening wherein the second opening is adapted to receive insertably thereinto a tubing end portion, and a side opening extending from the passageway through the body, wherein the side opening includes a first side wall, an opposing second side wall, and a latch catch disposed between the first side wall and the second side wall; a luer-cannula assembly having a cannula extending into the passageway from the first end toward the second end and adapted for the tubing end portion to be secured thereto within the body, wherein the side opening is disposed between the cannula and the second end; and a discrete clamping member of generally nondeformable material and having a first clamping end hingedly connected to the body along a hinge axis parallel to the passageway, a second clamping end having a latch adapted to releasably engage the latch catch of the body, and a clamp portion extending between the first clamping end and the second clamping end that is adapted to protrude into the passageway to compress closed the tubing end portion extending through the passageway, when the clamping member is in the closed position.