Luer fitting installation tool

Details Luer fitting installation tool Luer fitting installation tool

1988-06-10

1989-07-11

Watson, Robert C.

Metal working

Means to assemble or disassemble

Means comprising hand manipulatable tool

B23P 1902

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048458279

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for assembling and installing Luer fittings comprises a hand held tool and an associated jig. The main body of the tool comprises an elongated, generally cylindrical housing externally configured to define a comfortable hand grip. An integral, reduced diameter nozzle projects forwardly from the housing for selectively, slidably engaging the male portion of a desired Luer fitting to be assembled. The housing concentrically mounts a spring-biased plunger driven by an external button adapted to be contacted by the user's hand. A metallic drive pin emanating from the plunger drive shaft penetrates the housing nozzle. An internal snap ring seated within an internal housing ring groove limits longitudinal plunger motion. The apparatus also includes an associated jig adapted to be mounted upon a supporting work surface. The jig firmly retains the locking ring of a Luer fitting in proper position for assembly. The male portion of the Luer fitting is slidably inserted into the nozzle and forcibly injected into engagement with the Luer lock ring by compression of the tool plunger. The female portion of the Luer fitting may then be manually screwed into the Luer lock ring to complete assembly.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2641379 (1953-06-01), Barbaro
patent: 4473932 (1984-10-01), Widner
patent: 4538335 (1985-09-01), Moore

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