Male reflux valve
AssigneeHalkey-Roberts Corporation
InventorStephen J. Rogier
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Abstract
A male reflux valve comprising a distal body portion and a proximal body portion, the proximal body portion having a male connection for connection to a female connection of an access device, a valve element operatively positioned within the distal body portion, a core operatively positioned within the distal body portion to retain the valve element into sealing engagement with the distal body portion and an actuator reciprocably retained within a generally circular cylindrical longitudinal bore of the proximal body portion in engagement with the valve element to open the valve element when engaged by the female connection of the access device.
Claims8
A valve comprising in combination:
- a body comprising a distal body portion and a proximal body portion;
- a valve element including a portion having a slit;
- a core positioned within said distal body portion contiguous with said portion of said valve element to retain said valve element into sealing engagement with said distal body portion, said core including an opening into which the entire said portion having said slit of said valve element extends into to retain said slit closed;
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- an actuator having a distal end and a proximal end, said actuator comprising a larger diameter center portion and a longitudinal bore extending therethrough from said distal end to said proximal end;
- a retainer wall extending inwardly within said proximal body portion to engage said larger diameter center portion of said actuator to retain said actuator in said proximal body portion;
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- said distal end of said actuator being in engagement with said slit of said valve element to open said slit of said valve element when said actuator is moved distally.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.