Reuse prevention for single-use valves for medical devices
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsBrian Luis, Pauline R. Limberg, Ryan Vincent William Pollock, Nathan T. Cummings
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AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsBrian Luis, Pauline R. Limberg, Ryan Vincent William Pollock, Nathan T. Cummings
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The cleaning valves (or valves) of the current disclosure are generally single-use devices (SUDs) and therefore disposable. Reusing SUDs can be disadvantageous, as single-use devices are not designed to be reusable. Accordingly, valves (or valve assemblies) for medical devices, such as endoscopes, disclosed may be configured to transition from a first state to a second state in response to utilization of the valve, e.g., to control fluid flow through a valve well. The transition from the first state to the second state may prevent reuse of valves of the present disclosure. For instance, a lumen between first and second orifices in a valve stem may be blocked or disconnected.
A single-use valve assembly comprising:
A system, comprising:
A valve assembly comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.