Cannula with protection cap for medical infusion lines and the like

• US 7,247,153 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2003
• Issued: 07/24/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Industrie Borla S.P.A. (Carla Finanziaria SRL)
• Original Assignee: Industrie Borla S.P.A. (Carla Finanziaria SRL)
• Inventors: Guala, Gianni
• Primary Examiner(s): Zalukaeva; Tatyana
• Assistant Examiner(s): DEAK, LESLIE R
• Application Number:
  US10/626,633
• Publication Number:
  US 20040153038A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,460 Days
• Field of Search: 604/411, 604/414, 604/6.05, 604/43, 604/44, 604/181, 604/187, 604/188, 604/262, 604272-274, 604/264, 604/533, 604/110, 604/192, 604/263, 604/240, 604/905, 604/243
• US Class Current: 604/414
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/10 Tube connectors; Tube couplings A61M39/02 takes precedence; connecting needles to syringes or hubs A61M5/34; connecting catheter tubes to hubs A61M25/0014
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/14 for connecting tubes having sealed ends needle sets A61M5/162; having valves closing automatically on disconnection of line A61M39/26
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/20 Closure caps or plugs for connectors or open ends of tubes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/3202 Devices for protection of the needle before use, e.g. caps A61M5/50 takes precedence; for infusion spikes A61M5/1626; protectors for sharps A61B50/3001
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/347 rotatable, e.g. bayonet or screw A61M5/344 takes precedence

Abstract

Cannula with protection cap for medical infusion lines and the like, comprising a hollow body provided at one end with a female luer lock connector and at the other end with an axial tubular ferrule. The hollow body and the protection cap are provided with respective formations for mutual torsional coupling acting in the direction of rotation corresponding to the unscrewing of the female luer lock connector relative to a male luer lock connector of the medical line.

Claims

1. A cannula (1) having a protection cap (2) for a medical infusion line, said cannula comprising a hollow body (3) defining at a first end (6) a female luer lock connector (4-5) adapted to be mated with a male luer lock connector and bearing at a second end an axial tubular ferrule (7), said hollow body (3) having an outer surface formed with lateral teeth (9), and said protection cap (2) having an inner surface formed with complementary lateral teeth (12), wherein said protection cap (2) is configured to be removably applied onto said hollow body (3) to enclose said tubular ferrule (7) with said lateral teeth (9, 12) of said hollow body (3) and said cap (2) is configured to be mutually coupled torsionally for a first direction of rotation corresponding to unscrewing said female leur lock connector (4-5) from said male leur lock connector, and wherein said outer surface of said hollow body (3) and said inner surface of said protection cap (2) are both cylindrical and said lateral teeth (9, 12) of said hollow body (3) and cap (2) have respective included sides configured to torsionally couple said protection cap (2) and said hollow body (3) in a second direction of rotation opposite to said first direction until a predetermined torque is reached and providing axial disengagement of said cap (2) relative to said cannula (1) when said predetermined torque is reached.

2. A cannula as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lateral teeth (9, 12) of said hollow body (3) and cap (2) are axially tapered.

3. A cannula according to claim 1, wherein said lateral teeth (12) of the protection cap (2) terminate within said cap (2) at an inner annular flange (13) having an axial stop projection (14) to space said annular flange (13) from said second end (8) of said hollow body (3).

4. A cannula according to claim 1, wherein said cap (2) comprises external manual actuation parts.