Luer connectors

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9289589-B2
Application number	US-201414585466-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 30, 2014
Priority date	Dec 13, 2011
Publication date	Mar 22, 2016
Grant date	Mar 22, 2016

Abstract

Luer connector including a primary Luer male connector, having a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, the primary Luer male connector including a first inner fluid flow channel extending from a proximal end thereof to the secondary female section, the primary Luer male connector being configured to mate with a primary Luer female connector having a secondary male section including a second inner fluid flow channel.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A housing for use in a respiratory gas sampling and/or delivery tubing systems comprising:
a primary Luer male connector having a form of a tapered cone, comprising a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of said primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, wherein said primary Luer male connector comprises a first inner fluid flow channel extending along its length from a proximal end thereof to and in fluid flow connection with said secondary female section; and
a Luer female connector comprising a second inner fluid flow channel extending along the length thereof;
wherein said first inner fluid flow channel and said second inner fluid flow channel are coextensive so as to form a joined fluid flow channel having an essentially constant diameter and extending along the length of said housing;
wherein said secondary female section of said primary Luer male connector comprises a conducting material; wherein said conducting material comprises at least three conducting pads, each conductor pad separated from its neighboring conducting pad by a non-conducting gap.

2. The housing of claim 1 , wherein when said primary Luer male connector mates with a primary Luer female connector, a secondary male section of said primary Luer female is at least partially inserted into said secondary female section.

3. A housing for use in a respiratory gas sampling and/or delivery tubing systems comprising:
a primary Luer male connector having a form of a tapered cone, comprising a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of said primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, wherein said primary Luer male connector comprises a first inner fluid flow channel extending along its length from a proximal end thereof to and in fluid flow connection with said secondary female section; and
a Luer female connector comprising a second inner fluid flow channel extending along the length thereof;
wherein said first inner fluid flow channel and said second inner fluid flow channel are coextensive so as to form a joined fluid flow channel having an essentially constant diameter and extending along the length of said housing; wherein said Luer female connector comprises a conducting material; and wherein said conducting material comprises at least three conducting pads, each conductor pad separated from its neighboring conducting pad by a non-conducting gap.

4. The housing of claim 3 , wherein said secondary female section comprises at least three conducting pads, each conductor pad separated from its neighboring conducting pad by a non-conducting gap.

5. A housing for use in a respiratory gas sampling and/or delivery tubing systems comprising:
a primary Luer male connector having a form of a tapered cone, comprising a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of said primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, wherein said primary Luer male connector comprises a first inner fluid flow channel extending along its length from a proximal end thereof to and in fluid flow connection with said secondary female section; and
a Luer female connector comprising a second inner fluid flow channel extending along the length thereof;
wherein said first inner fluid flow channel and said second inner fluid flow channel are coextensive so as to form a joined fluid flow channel having an essentially constant diameter and extending along the length of said housing; and
wherein said Luer female connector comprises a first optical element.

6. The housing of claim 5 , wherein said first optical element is arranged to optically connect with a second optical element positioned on a Luer male connector of a monitor when said Luer female connector and said Luer male connector of the monitor at least partially mate with one another.

7. The housing of claim 6 , wherein said primary male Luer connector further comprises a third optical element, wherein said third optical element is arranged to optically connect with a fourth optical element positioned on a primary Luer female connector of a sampling tube when said primary Luer male connector and said primary Luer female connector of the sampling tube at least partially mate with one another.

8. The housing of claim 7 , wherein said third optical element is positioned on said secondary female section.

Assignees

• Oridion Medical 1987 Ltd

Inventors

• Colman Joshua Lewis

Classifications

• A61M2039/1022

  additionally providing electrical connection · CPC title

• G01N1/2205

  with filters · CPC title

• A61M2039/1088

  having a plurality of male connectors, e.g. Luer connectors · CPC title

• A61M2039/1038

  Union screw connectors, e.g. hollow screw or sleeve having external threads · CPC title

• A61M2039/1083

  having a plurality of female connectors, e.g. Luer connectors · CPC title