Patent ID: 7803139

Claim:
A luer connector comprising: a housing with a hollow bore, the housing having a first end, a second end, and a male luer tip; a rigid valve member configured to at least partially extend through the housing, the valve member having a first opened end and a second closed end and comprising: a passageway within the valve member; an outwardly extending flange near the second end of the valve member adapted to seal the hollow bore at the second end of the housing when placed in contact with the second end of the housing; and at least one opening near the closed end of the valve member extending outwardly from the passageway through the valve member; at least one strut attached to the valve member, at least a portion of the strut extending substantially parallel to the central axis of the valve member; a resilient member connected to the valve member and the housing; and a sealing element disposed within the housing and configured to inhibit fluid communication through the hollow bore of the housing between the interior of the male luer tip of the housing and the first end of the housing, the sealing element having a body portion, at least one ring portion generally coaxially aligned with the body portion, and at least one protrusion extending from an outside wall of the body portion.