What is a metal Luer lock?
Material Properties. Luer fittings are small-bore, friction-based, leak-proof systems to make connections between a male-taper fitting and its mating female part on medical and laboratory instruments, such as between syringes and hypodermic needles or between stopcocks and certain dispensing tips.
Why are Luer lock connections used?
The main benefit of a luer lock syringe is that it will help to ensure that the needle or tube that is attached will remain secure throughout the administration process of a certain treatment.
How does a Luer lock connection work?
Luer lock fittings have the addition of interlocking threads to hold the connection together. The male Luer lock has an external housing with internal threads, while the female Luer lock has the addition of an external thread added at the base of the taper.
Is luer lock sterile?
Description: Sterile syringes feature an integral BD Luer-Lock hub, assuring a secure, threaded connection to needles or IV ports. The clear polycarbonate barrel provides a readily visible fluid level.
What is a Luer lock connector?
“Luer-Lock” style connectors are often generically referred to as “Luer lock”, and “Luer-slip” style connectors may be generically referred to as “slip tip”. Luer lock fittings are securely joined by means of a tabbed hub on the female fitting which screws into threads in a sleeve on the male fitting.
What is a Luer lock adapter?
Luer Locks & Adapters The Luer lock adapter system of joining needles to syringes has been in use for generations. Growing from the original application of a metal fitting attached to a glass syringe, male Luer Lock adapters allow this connection system to be used in a myriad of applications.
What is luer Adaptor?
Luer Adapters are specifically designed to work in a variety of applications by securely connecting a male or female luer to each other. Our Luer Adapter products include our LuerTight™ Fittings which allow you to connect and disconnect quickly to fluoropolymer tubing without the use of barbs or nuts.
What is Luer lock connector?
What thread is a Luer lock?
The luer cone typically slides in by 2/3 of its length (5mm). The OD of the thread on the female piece is 7.8 mm, the OD of the body is 6.7mm so the thread is 0.55mm high with 30° shoulders.
What is a Luer Lock connector?
Luer-lock connectors (female) are joined by means of a tabbed hub on the female fitting that screws into threads in a sleeve on the male fitting and attaches securely. Male luer lock connectors are available with integral lock rings or with rotatable features to allow you to position the tubing before assembly.
What are Luer fittings used for?
Nordson MEDICAL’s luer fittings are part of a standardized system of small-scale tubing connectors used to make secure leak-proof unions in medical devices and laboratory instruments. The special 6% of a luer fitting provides a unique secure friction seal appropriate for gas and fluid connections.
Are Nordson medical Luer locks and accessories compatible with other Luer fittings?
All Nordson MEDICAL luer locks, adapters and accessories are made to the ISO-594-1 and ISO 594-2 standards, and may be connected to other luer fittings meeting these ISO standards.
What type of hubs fit Luer connectors?
Nickel-plated brass or Kel-F (CTFE) hubs fit both male and female Luer connectors.They allow quick change of needle and use of different gauge and/or…