Patent ID: 7594910

Claim:
A catheter connector, comprising: a body comprising a cannula and a tail, said cannula extending from a distal end of said body and including a blunt distal end configured for insertion into a proximal end of a catheter following placement of a distal end of the catheter in a patient, said tail extending from a proximal end of said body configured for insertion into a distal end of a tube, wherein said body establishes fluid communication between the tube and the catheter; a securement device comprising mating portions configured to secure said catheter to said body by locking together directly around said catheter following insertion of the cannula into the catheter, the securement device having a first position wherein the mating portions are not locked around the catheter, and a second position wherein the mating portions are locked around the catheter, the securement device is attached to the distal end of the body in both the first and second positions; and a winged covering apparatus positioned over at least a portion of said body.