Female luer connector
OwnerVincent L. Vaillancourtinventor
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Abstract
The female luer connector is constructed with a floating hollow needle. The needle is mounted within a collapsible tubular member with the distal end of the needle fitted into a recess of a septum integral with the collapsible member. The hollow needle is free to move transversely relative to the housing and a rigid tubular part of the connector. Eccentricity of the septum relative to the rigid tubular part is avoided and insertion of a male connector automatically aligns the septum and needle with the longitudinal axis of the rigid tubular part. Various arrangements are provided for anchoring the flange of the collapsible tubular part between the housing and rigid part in seal-tight manner.
Claims21
A female luer connector comprising
- a housing having a passage for a flow of fluid;
- a rigid tubular part extending from said housing coaxially of said passage;
- a longitudinal collapsible tubular member disposed concentrically within said rigid tubular part, said tubular member having a proximal end secured relative to said rigid tubular part;
- a septum integral with a distal end of said collapsible tubular member and having a recess disposed concentrically of said rigid tubular part;
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- a hollow needle having a distal end slidably received in said recess of said septum and a proximal end unsecured to said housing and said rigid tubular part whereby said needle is free to move transversely relative to said housing and said rigid tubular part with said septum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.