Aseptic female connector
First Claim
1. A female tube connector defining a tapered socket having an open inner end communicating with the lumen of a tube, and a sealing cap proportioned to close said connector and to seal said tapered socket, said sealing cap comprising a cap body and a tapered projection proportioned to sealingly fit within said tapered socket with a luer mating seal, said projection being carried by said cap body and extending beyond said cap, body by a distance to permit said projection to substantially completely occupy and seal the whole length of said tapered socket when said cap is closing said female connector, said projection having an outer surface that carries an antiseptic material.
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Abstract
A female tube connector defining a tapered socket having an open, inner end communicating with the lumen of a tube, and a sealing cap proportioned to close the connector and to seal the tapered socket. The sealing cap comprises a cap body and a tapered projection proportioned to sealingly fit within the tapered socket. The projection is carried by the cap body and extends beyond the cap body by a distance to permit the projection to substantially completely occupy the whole length of the tapered socket when the cap is closing the female connector. The projection has an outer surface that carries an antiseptic material, so that upon such closure the interior of the tube connector can be sterilized between uses.
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- 1. A female tube connector defining a tapered socket having an open inner end communicating with the lumen of a tube, and a sealing cap proportioned to close said connector and to seal said tapered socket, said sealing cap comprising a cap body and a tapered projection proportioned to sealingly fit within said tapered socket with a luer mating seal, said projection being carried by said cap body and extending beyond said cap, body by a distance to permit said projection to substantially completely occupy and seal the whole length of said tapered socket when said cap is closing said female connector, said projection having an outer surface that carries an antiseptic material.
- 8. A female tube connector defining a tapered socket having an open inner end communicating with the lumen of a tubes and a sealing cap proportioned to close said connector and to seal said tapered socket, said sealing cap comprising a cap body and a tapered projection proportioned to sealingly fit within said tapered socket with a luer mating seal, said projection being carried by said cap body and extending beyond said cap body by a distance to permit said projection to substantially completely occupy the whole length of said tapered socket when said cap is closing said female connector, said tapered projection comprising a hollow tube having an impenetrably closed inner end, and having an outer surface that carries an antiseptic material.
- 17. A female tube connector defining a tapered socket having an open inner end communicating with the lumen of a tube, and a sealing cap proportioned to close said connector and to seal said tapered socket, said sealing cap comprising a cap body and a tapered projection proportioned to sealingly fit within said tapered socket, said projection being carried by said cap body and extending beyond said cap body by a distance to permit said projection to substantially completely occupy the whole length of said tapered socket when said cap is closing said female connector, and further in which said connector carries a tube clamp to selectively seal and open said tube at a flexible portion of said tube adjacent to said connector.
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