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US 7,472,932 B2Granted
Luer-lock connector for medical devices
AssigneeSmiths Medical Deutschland GmbH
InventorsJörg Weber, Bernd Beck
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Abstract
A Luer-Lock connector for medical devices with a tubular body and a swivel nut enclosing it and secured on it. The swivel nut has a radially inward-protruding edge and the tubular body has at least one radially outward-protruding elastic arm, whose end can be stopped against the edge.
Claims4
Luer-Lock connector for medical devices comprising:
- a first connector part having:
- a tubular body;
- a swivel nut enclosing the tubular body and rotatably secured to the tubular body;
- wherein the swivel nut has an inside wall, a radially inward-protruding edge, and an inside thread;
- and
- a radially outward-protruding elastic arm on the tubular body which during assembly of the swivel nut onto the tubular body rebounds outwardly against said inside wall of the swivel nut and forms a stop against the radially inward-protruding edge on the swivel nut to prevent pulling off of the swivel nut during operation of the luer-lock connector in a direction opposite to the direction of assembly of the swivel nut onto the tubular body;
- wherein the swivel nut and the tubular body each have a sealing cone, and wherein said sealing cone of the tubular body is fitted onto the sealing cone of the swivel nut to form an effective seal;
- and a second connector part having an outside thread adapted to fit into the inside thread of said first connector part.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.