Patent ID: 7799015

Claim:
A method for securing a first flexible medical conduit to a second flexible medical conduit comprising the steps of: providing: a first flexible medical conduit having a first connector comprising one of a male luer connector and a female luer connector, a narrowed neck portion, and a freely rotating threaded portion disposed between the one of a male luer connector and a female luer connector and the narrowed neck portion; a second flexible medical conduit having a second connector comprising the other of the male luer connector and the female luer connector and a threaded portion disposed proximate to the other of the male luer connector and the female luer connector; and a clip having a base portion comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises a first clip portion extending perpendicularly from the base and the second end comprises a second clip portion extending perpendicularly from the base; wherein the first clip portion comprises an opening extending through the first clip portion and adapted to frictionally engage the narrowed neck portion and at least one extension extending from the first clip portion away from the base and the second clip portion; wherein the second clip portion comprises a second opening sized to frictionally retain the second connector; connecting the first connector to the second connector; engaging the second clip portion with the second connector; and engaging the first clip portion with the narrowed neck portion.