Patent ID: 7377915

Claim:
A catheter connector system, comprising: a catheter; a connector sheath comprising a soft collet and a hard collet sheath, wherein the soft collet extends both proximally and distally beyond the hard collet sheath, and wherein the soft collet includes a lumen sized for slidable positioning over at least a proximal end of the catheter; and a connector hub comprising a cannula sized for insertion into a lumen of the catheter and a distal interface with a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the soft collet, a proximal portion of the cavity configured to directly contact the soft collet and compress the soft collet against the proximal end of the catheter; wherein one of the connector hub or the hard collet comprises at least one distally extending lock arm and the other comprises at least one external lock slot, wherein the at least one distally extending lock arm and the at least one external lock slot are configured to engage each other, wherein the connector hub is secured to the connector sheath by aligning the at least one distally extending lock arm and the at least one external lock slot and moving the connector sheath and the connector hub together in a straight motion with respect to the axis of the catheter until the at least one distally extending lock arm and the at least one external lock slot are locked together.