Torosional Non-Disconnecting Luer Connector
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsSridhaar Nandakumar, Arjun Murali, Arun Karthik Senthil Murugan, Suhas Hanumantharao, Rahul Rajan Puthukkad, Kowshika K
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Abstract
A connector, including a connector body comprising: a first portion with a threaded surface, a second portion opposite the first portion, and a lumen extending from the first portion to the second portion; a base axially coupled to the connector body; and a torsion member coupled to the connector body and the base, wherein the torsion member is configured to permit rotation between the connector body and the base in a first direction and prevent rotation between the connector body and the base in a second direction.
Claims20
A connector, comprising:
- a connector body comprising:
- a first portion with a threaded surface,
- a second portion opposite the first portion, and
- a lumen extending from the first portion to the second portion;
- a base axially coupled to the connector body;
- and
- a torsion member coupled to the connector body and the base, wherein the torsion member is configured to permit rotation between the connector body and the base in a first direction and prevent rotation between the connector body and the base in a second direction.
A connector, comprising:
- a connector body comprising:
- a threaded surface,
- a plurality of slip surfaces,
- a plurality of locking surfaces, and
- a lumen therein;
- a base axially coupled to the connector body;
- and
- a torsion member coupled to the connector body and the base, wherein the torsion member is configured to engage the plurality of slip surfaces to permit rotation between the connector body and the base in a first direction and engage the plurality of locking surfaces to prevent rotation between the connector body and the base in a second direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.