Medical connector

H:\pw\Interwoven\NRPortbl\DCC\PLW\7587863 _.doex-6/09/2018 A medical connector for permitting fluid flow between a first medical device and a second medical device, the medical connector comprising: a housing comprising an upper end configured to receive a first medical device and a lower end configured to receive a second medical device; a cannula extending from the lower end of the housing to a position within an interior space of the housing; and a valve member attached to the upper end of the housing and positioned at least partially within an interior space of the housing, the valve member comprising a slit on a top surface thereof that extends into an interior cavity of the valve member, and an opening to the interior cavity at a bottom surface of the valve member, the valve member having a first state in which the opening of the valve member and the cannula define a gap between them such that the interior cavity of the valve member is in fluid communication with the interior space of the housing and a second state in which the opening to the interior cavity is positioned around a first portion of the cannula such that the interior cavity of the valve member is sealed from the interior space of the housing. I4: 4(26 If 24, FIG 1l