US 12,064,584 B1
Tamper proof luer lock connector and a valve arrangement for an adaptor
Marino Kriheli, Savion (IL); Raanan Tavor, Yuvalim (IL); Eric Shem-Tov, Ramat Hasharon (IL); and Shlomi Dach, Qiryat Yam (IL)
Assigned to Equashield Medical Ltd, Migdal Telen (IL)
Appl. No. 18/280,122
Filed by EQUASHIELD MEDICAL LTD., Migdal Tefen (IL)
PCT Filed Mar. 3, 2022, PCT No. PCT/IL2022/050236
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 1, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/185313, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 9, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 281248 (IL), filed on Mar. 3, 2021; and application No. 287544 (IL), filed on Oct. 25, 2021.
Int. Cl. A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61J 1/20 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/1011 (2013.01) [A61M 39/225 (2013.01); A61J 1/2031 (2015.05); A61J 1/2034 (2015.05); A61J 1/2055 (2015.05); A61J 1/2065 (2015.05)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A connector for connection with a fluid transfer device, said connector comprising:
an outer body having a longitudinal axis;
a luer lock connection port positioned within the outer body and configured to be coupled with an external port of said fluid transfer device, the luer lock connection port being rotatable about the longitudinal axis in a clockwise direction as well as a counter-clockwise direction at least prior to initiation of coupling thereof with the external port,
wherein the outer body is structured, and the luer lock connection port is positioned therewithin, such that to prevent an operator to access, through the outer body, directly by fingertips an exterior of the luer lock connection port after the luer lock connection port has been coupled with the external port; and
a decoupling facilitating mechanism configured to selectively assume a decoupling disabled state at which it allows rotation of the luer lock connection port about the longitudinal axis thereof at least in the counter-clockwise direction, and a decoupling enabled state at which it restricts the rotation of the luer lock connection port at least in the counter-clockwise direction so as to allow decoupling of the external port from the luer lock connection port.