Luer assemblies are provided having first and second connectors
operatively coupled and securing tails of a proximal end section of a
catheter disposed therebetween. A method for cutting a proximal end
section of a catheter having distal and proximal ends is provided, a slit
in the proximal end section exposing a catheter lumen and forming first
and second tails having inner, outer, and peripheral engaging surfaces.
Another method secures catheter tails disposed between operatively
coupled first and second connectors, the first connector having a distal
insert inserted into the exposed catheter lumen and a catheter engaging
body about which the catheter tails are disposed, and the second
connector having a catheter engaging body disposed about the catheter
tails, wherein the connectors are configured to be operatively coupled to
each other and to operatively couple the catheter tails disposed between
the catheter engaging bodies of the first and second connectors.