Luer-lock connector for medical devices
A Luer-Lock connector for medical devices with a tubular body and a swivel nut enclosing it and secured on it. The swivel nut has a radially inward-protruding edge and the tubular body has at least one radially outward-protruding elastic arm, whose end can be stopped against the edge.
1. Luer-Lock connector for medical devices comprising:
a first connector part having:
a tubular body;
a swivel nut enclosing the tubular body and rotatably secured to the tubular body;
wherein the swivel nut has an inside wall, a radially inward-protruding edge, and an inside thread; and
a radially outward-protruding elastic arm on the tubular body which during assembly of the swivel nut onto the tubular body rebounds outwardly against said inside wall of the swivel nut and forms a stop against the radially inward-protruding edge on the swivel nut to prevent pulling off of the swivel nut during operation of the luer-lock connector in a direction opposite to the direction of assembly of the swivel nut onto the tubular body;
wherein the swivel nut and the tubular body each have a sealing cone, and wherein said sealing cone of the tubular body is fitted onto the sealing cone of the swivel nut to form an effective seal;
and a second connector part having an outside thread adapted to fit into the inside thread of said first connector part.
2. The Luer-Lock connector according to claim 1 wherein the tubular body has two or more elastic arms.
3. The Luer-Lock connector of claim 2 wherein the two or more elastic arms are arranged such that during assembly of the swivel nut onto the tubular body they are biased radially inwards by the cone of the swivel nut and released outwardly after said arms pass said radially inward-protruding edge on the swivel nut.
4. The Luer-Lock connector of claim 1 wherein the sealing cone of the swivel nut continually decreases in diameter toward a rear end of the swivel nut into which the tubular body is pushed during assembly of the swivel nut onto the tubular body.