MEDICAL DEVICE CONNECTOR FITTING

摘要

A releasable medical device connector (10) comprises a connector fitting with a spin nut which connects to an adaptor. The connector fitting has at least one radially extending member (34) with a variable radius cross section. The spin nut (50) is disposed upon the connector fitting proximal of the radially extending member and is both axially slidable and rotatable upon the elongated body (20) of the connector fitting. A screw thread within a proximal portion of the spin nut is used to secure the tapering portion of the connector fitting to an external thread disposed upon the adaptor. To release the connector, the spin nut is unscrewed from the adaptor and slid so that a distal receptacle of the spin nut engages the radially extending member of the connector fitting.