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Female Luer fitting with spirally spaced interior locking protuberances
Assignee: Contech Medical Inc
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Filing: 1991-08-27
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Granted: 1993-11-23
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Expires: 2011-08-27
Abstract
Abstract A female fitting for a Luer which comprises a hollow, cylindrical member having means to attach it to the Luer at one end thereof, and means for quickly and manually attaching a plastic tubing to the opposite end of the member. In order to attach the tubing, the interior surface of the fitting adjacent this end is provided with protuberances on the inside surface thereof which engage with the tubing as the tubing is thrust thereinto in order to provide a substantially mechanical lock by being impressed into the material of the tubing. The material of the tubing is softer and more impressionable than the material of the fitting itself and its protuberances. The protuberances are arranged in spaced relation on a spiral path.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond A. Byrnes
- 👤 Robert A. DiPetrillo
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 16:57
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M39/00; A61M39/10; A61M39/12; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S604/00; Y10S604/905
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
153 words
A female Luer fitting comprising an elongated hollow body member having open opposite ends and a through passage therein between said open ends, said hollow body having adjacent one end a smooth interior circumferential surface forming an elongated socket for the reception of the proximate end of a cylindrical plastic tube, a plurality of small protuberances located at different distances from said one end of said hollow body on said interior circumferential surface along a helical path spiralling inwardly from said one end and integral with said hollow body member, said protuberances being of substantially similar size and shape each with a generally spherical surface contour, and being serially spaced at substantially equal distances along said helical path, the angular spacing between protuberances being substantially equal to 360° divided by the number of said protuberances, means at the other end of said hollow body for securing said hollow body to a Luer outlet,
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
153 words
A female Luer fitting comprising an elongated hollow body member having open opposite ends and a through passage therein between said open ends, said hollow body having adjacent one end a smooth interior circumferential surface forming an elongated socket for the reception of the proximate end of a cylindrical plastic tube, a plurality of small protuberances located at different distances from said one end of said hollow body on said interior circumferential surface along a helical path spiralling inwardly from said one end and integral with said hollow body member, said protuberances being of substantially similar size and shape each with a generally spherical surface contour, and being serially spaced at substantially equal distances along said helical path, the angular spacing between protuberances being substantially equal to 360° divided by the number of said protuberances, means at the other end of said hollow body for securing said hollow body to a Luer outlet,
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
The female Luer fitting of claim 1 wherein the number of said protuberances is within the range of from two to four.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
The female Luer fitting of claim 2 wherein the number of said protuberances is three and the angular spacing between protuberances is substantially 120°.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The female Luer fitting of claim 2 wherein the number of said protuberances is four and the angular spacing between said protuberances is substantially 90°.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The female Luer fitting of claim 1 wherein said hollow body and said protuberances are injection molded.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The female Luer fitting of claim 1 wherein said hollow body and integral protuberances are of a hard plastic material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
38 words
The female Luer fitting of claim 1 wherein said hollow body member has a ring barrier within said through passage intermediate said opposite ends to provide as abutment stop for a cylindrical plastic tube inserted into said socket.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
252 words
In combination a female Luer fitting and a cylindrical plastic tube coupled thereto, said female Luer fitting comprising an elongated hollow body member having open opposite ends and a through passage therein between said open ends, said hollow body having adjacent one end a smooth interior circumferential surface forming an elongated socket for the reception of the proximate end of a cylindrical plastic tube, a plurality of small protuberances located at different distances from said one end of said hollow body on said interior circumferential surface along a helical path spiralling inwardly from said one end and integral with said hollow body member, said protuberances being of substantially similar size and shape each with a generally spherical surface contour, and being serially spaced at substantially equal distances along said helical path, the angular spacing between protuberances being substantially equal to 360° divided by the number of said protuberances, means at the other end of said hollow body for securing said hollow body to a Luer outlet, said hollow body member and protuberances being of a hard material compared to the plastic material of said cylindrical tube which is relatively soft, said cylindrical plastic tube being inserted into said socket at said one end of said hollow body member with a twisting motion, the exterior surface of said cylindrical plastic tube being inwardly deformed along a helical path by the protuberances on the interior surface of said socket to provide a mechanical lock between said cylindrical plastic tube and said female Luer fitting.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
252 words
In combination a female Luer fitting and a cylindrical plastic tube coupled thereto, said female Luer fitting comprising an elongated hollow body member having open opposite ends and a through passage therein between said open ends, said hollow body having adjacent one end a smooth interior circumferential surface forming an elongated socket for the reception of the proximate end of a cylindrical plastic tube, a plurality of small protuberances located at different distances from said one end of said hollow body on said interior circumferential surface along a helical path spiralling inwardly from said one end and integral with said hollow body member, said protuberances being of substantially similar size and shape each with a generally spherical surface contour, and being serially spaced at substantially equal distances along said helical path, the angular spacing between protuberances being substantially equal to 360° divided by the number of said protuberances, means at the other end of said hollow body for securing said hollow body to a Luer outlet, said hollow body member and protuberances being of a hard material compared to the plastic material of said cylindrical tube which is relatively soft, said cylindrical plastic tube being inserted into said socket at said one end of said hollow body member with a twisting motion, the exterior surface of said cylindrical plastic tube being inwardly deformed along a helical path by the protuberances on the interior surface of said socket to provide a mechanical lock between said cylindrical plastic tube and said female Luer fitting.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The combination of claim 7 wherein said hollow body member has a ring barrier within said through passage intermediate said opposite ends providing an abutment stop for the proximate end of said cylindrical plastic tube.
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