Medical tubing connector

A medical connector comprising:

• (A) a first fitting which is configured to be connectable to a first tubular medical device;
• and
• (B) a second fitting which is configured to be connectable to a second tubular medical device, wherein the second fitting has first and second components that are individually mountable over a common end of the first fitting and that are attachable to the first fitting only through the sequential performance of at least two distinct motions of different directions,
• wherein the first component of the second fitting comprises a ferrule and the second component of the second fitting comprises a sleeve, and
• wherein the sleeve is dimensioned and configured to slide over the second tubular medical device.

A medical connector comprising:

• (A) a first fitting which is configured to be connectable to a first tubular medical device;
• and
• (B) a second fitting which is configured to be connectable to a second tubular medical device, wherein the second fitting has first and second components that are individually mountable over a common end of the first fitting and that are attachable to the first fitting only through the sequential performance of at least two distinct motions of different directions,
• wherein the first component of the second fitting comprises a ferrule and the second component of the second fitting comprises a sleeve, and
• wherein the first fitting comprises:
• (A) a first fitting portion that is configured to receive the first tubular medical device;
• (B) a flat-sided portion axially adjacent the first fitting portion;
• (C) a second, threaded fitting portion axially adjacent the flat-sided portion for connection with the sleeve;
• and
• (D) a third, threaded fitting portion axially adjacent the second fitting portion for connection with the ferrule, wherein the second fitting portion has an outer diameter that is larger than an outer diameter of the third fitting portion.

A medical connector comprising:

• (A) a first fitting which is configured to be connectable to a first tubular medical device;
• and
• (B) a second fitting which is configured to be connectable to a second tubular medical device, wherein the second fitting has first and second components that are individually mountable over a common end of the first fitting and that are attachable to the first fitting only through the sequential performance of at least two distinct motions of different directions,
• wherein the first component of the second fitting comprises a ferrule and the second component of the second fitting comprises a sleeve, and
• wherein the ferrule comprises a stepped bore formed therethrough, the stepped bore comprising:
• (A) a first portion;
• (B) a step;
• (C) a second portion that terminates at a distal portion of the ferrule, wherein a diameter of the second portion is greater than the diameter of the first portion and is approximately the same size as an outer diameter of the second tubular device.

A method comprising:

• (A) providing a medical connector including a first fitting that is connectable to a first fluid delivery device and a second fitting that is connectable to a second fluid delivery device;
• (B) during a first motion, connecting the first fitting of the medical connector to a ferrule of a second fitting through relative movement between the ferrule and the first fitting in a first direction;
• then
• (C) sliding a sleeve of the second fitting over the ferrule;
• then
• (D) during a second, distinct, motion, connecting the first fitting of the medical connector to the sleeve of the second fitting through relative movement between the sleeve and the first fitting in a second, different direction.