US 12,472,340 B2
Closed male luer device for use with needleless access devices
George M. Mansour, Diamond Bar, CA (US); Soon Park, Cypress, CA (US); and Jonathan Yeh, Brea, CA (US)
Assigned to CAREFUSION 303, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CAREFUSION 303, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/613,678.
Application 18/613,678 is a continuation of application No. 17/727,632, filed on Apr. 22, 2022, granted, now 11,975,167.
Application 17/727,632 is a continuation of application No. 15/997,592, filed on Jun. 4, 2018, granted, now 11,311,709, issued on Apr. 26, 2022.
Application 15/997,592 is a continuation of application No. 14/795,727, filed on Jul. 9, 2015, granted, now 9,987,479, issued on Jun. 5, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0226526 A1, Jul. 11, 2024
Int. Cl. A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/10 (2013.01) [A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1016 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1061 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1066 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1072 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1077 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2433 (2013.01); A61M 2039/244 (2013.01); A61M 2039/261 (2013.01); A61M 2039/268 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A medical connector comprising:
a body having an inlet port, an outlet port, and an inner surface that forms a fluid path from the inlet port to the outlet port; and
a first arm, a second arm, and a bridge that extends between the first and second arms, wherein the bridge comprises a first end proximal to the inlet port, a second end proximal to the outlet port, and wherein an outer surface of the body comprises any of a protrusion or a slot, and the bridge comprises the other of the protrusion or the slot, wherein the protrusion and the slot are elongate along a longitudinal axis defined between the inlet port and the outlet port of the body, and wherein the first and second arms are pivotable relative to the body, and are configured to engage against a reciprocal connector to resist movement of the reciprocal connector relative to the body.