What is a luer thread?
What is a luer thread?
The Luer taper is a standardized system of small-scale fluid fittings used for making leak-free connections between a male-taper fitting and its mating female part on medical and laboratory instruments, including hypodermic syringe tips and needles or stopcocks and needles.
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 Adaptor?
(lū’er ă-dap’tĕr) A device that connects the syringe to the needle tightly.
Why is it called Luer lock?
The ‘luer slip’ is a universally agreed taper that ensures a leak-proof connections between a syringe (the male part of the taper) and a needle (the female part). The fitting is named after a German medical instrument maker called Hermann Wülfing Luer.
What does the Luer lock do?
The locking ‘Luer-Lok’ style are more secure, the needles are inserted into the syringe and twisted to form a locked connection; ensuring no liquids can leak and prevents accidental removal of the needles.
Are all needles Luer lock?
Syringes can either be Luer Lock or non Luer lock, however non Leur Lock are also referred to as Luer Slip. The difference is that the Luer Lock syringe allows a needle to be twisted onto the tip and then locked in place.
What is multi sample needle?
Multi-sample Blood Collection Needles permit several samples to be taken with a single puncture. Sharp, smooth edges help reduce pain upon penetration, and provide easy connection to rubber stoppers.
How do luer fittings work?
Named after German instrument maker, Hermann Luer, Luer fittings are among the earliest medical fittings designed to provide leak-free connections between syringes and needles and maintain a continuous lumen for fluid flow. The mated fittings are cone-shaped with a 6% taper.
What does a Luer lock do?
A Luer lock syringe enables a needle to be twisted onto the tip and be locked into place, providing a secure connection and preventing accidental removal of the needle as well as accidental injection of contents (Elkin et al, 2004).
What is a Luer lock used for?
What needles fit Luer lock?
Luer-slip syringes can also be called ‘luer fitting’ syringes. The syringe needles, if stated have a luer lock fitting, can be used with both syringes with Luer Lok and those with Luer slip fittings.