Connector with recessed needle for Y-tube, and assembly

A connector assembly for joining a Y-tube and a luer, the Y-tube including an attached sidearm, the assembly comprising:

• a. a resilient, molded, tubular body providing an elongate sidewall and distal and proximal ports, the luer being connected to the distal port, and to an I.V. source, syringe, and the like, and the Y-tube being connected into the proximal port of the tubular body;
• b. a recessed needle mounted within the distal port of the tubular body in liquid connection with the luer;
• and,
• c. a cut-out area defined on the sidewall, and extending from the proximal port of the tubular body, the cut-out area including i. an alignment slot along which the tubular body slides as it moves along the base of the Y-tube sidearm when the tubular body and Y-tube are fitted together;
• and,
• d. a shaped portion being defined on the sidewall adjacent the alignment slot, the shaped portion being adapted to engage and lock with the sidearm of the Y-tube when the tubular body is resiliently deformed and rotated with respect to the Y-tube, and to unlock when the tubular body is resiliently deformed as it is rotated with respect to the Y-tube in a reverse manner, the Y-tube and tubular body then being disengaged by sliding them apart.

A connector assembly for joining a Y-tube and a luer, the Y-tube including an attached sidearm, the assembly comprising:

• a. a resilient, molded, tubular body providing an elongate sidewall and distal and proximal ports, the luer being connected to the distal port, and to an I.V. source, syringe, and the like, and the Y-tube being connected into the proximal port of the tubular body;
• b. a recessed needle mounted within the distal port of the tubular body in liquid connection with the luer;
• c. a cut-out area defined on the sidewall, and extending from the proximal port of the tubular body, the cut-out area including an alignment recess along which the tubular body slides as it moves therealong, and is resiliently deformed onto the Y-tube sidearm when the tubular body and Y-tube are fitted together;
• and,
• d. a locking cap defining a peripheral slot, and being adapted to engage the tubular body and Y-tube, the peripheral slot of the locking cap being aligned with the recess and sidearm at its base when the tubular body and Y-tube are fitted together, the cap being adapted for rotation, thereby moving the slot out of alignment with the recess and sidearm at its base to effect locking the tubular body and Y-tube.