ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,679, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Male luer connector" was invented by Ryan Callahan (Long Beach, Calif.), Corey M. Christensen (Anaheim, Calif.) and Yan Fang (Irvine, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A male luer connector is provided that includes a luer slip having a first material, the luer slip sized and shaped to mate with a female connector. A collar is disposed on an outer surface of the luer slip, the collar having a second material and a plurality of first grip features disposed on an outer surface of the collar. A grip is coupled to the luer slip, the grip having a third material...