Patent ID: 8795240

Claim:
A medical flushing and/or locking system, the system comprising: a syringe having a nose; a housing having a first end configured for engagement with the nose of the syringe and a second end configured for engagement with a medical device, the housing supporting a resilient conduit which defines a lumen for establishing fluid communication between the syringe and the medical device when the housing is connected to the syringe and the medical device, the resilient conduit having a first condition wherein the resilient conduit is substantially undeformed and a second condition wherein the resilient conduit is deformed such that the lumen is at least partially occluded; a biasing mechanism disposed about the resilient conduit, the biasing mechanism configured to transition the resilient conduit from the first condition to the second condition; and a cap positionable within the resilient conduit to maintain the resilient conduit in the first condition, the cap being selectively removable from the lumen; wherein the nose of the syringe is dimensioned to maintain the resilient conduit in the first condition after removal of the cap.