Patent ID: 7037302

Claim:
A female connector comprising a tubular housing; a male luer housing mounted on said tubular housing and defining a flow path; an elastomeric septum having a tubular portion concentrically within said tubular housing, a body portion at one end of said tubular portion closing said tubular portion and an outwardly directed flange at an opposite end of said tubular portion disposed in sealed relation to said tubular housing; a cannula slideably mounted concentrically within said tubular housing for movement between an extended position and a retracted position, said cannula having a chamber therein concentrically within said tubular portion of said septum, at least one inlet at one end communicating with said chamber and an outlet spaced from said inlet and communicating with said chamber, said outlet being disposed in sealed relation with said tubular portion of said septum in said extended position of said cannula and being disposed in communication with said flow path of said male luer housing in said retracted position of said cannula; and a spring biasing said cannula into said extended position.