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US 2002/0165502 A1Published application
Valve for use with a catheter
OwnerSteven A. Motisi, Thomas C. Bumsted +1inventors
InventorsSteven A. Motisi, Thomas C. Bumsted, Paul J. Motisi
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Abstract
A valve, insertable in a standard catheter, prevents undesired backflow of fluid and provides for blood samples to be taken through a standard catheter. This valve is a check valve having a housing with a check plate mounted therein.
Claims20
A check valve adapted for insertion into a standard catheter comprising:
- (a) a housing for the valve being adapted to fit in a standard catheter;
- (b) a check plate being receivable in the housing to complete the valve;
- (b) a check plate being receivable in the housing to complete the valve;
- (c) the check plate being movable within the housing in order to open and close the valve;
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- (d) the check plate being reciprocally movable within the housing.
3 more elements
In a catheter having a tube extending from a hub wherein the tube fits into a needle assembly and a juncture is situated between the hub and the tube, the improvement comprising:
- (a) a check valve being into adapted for the juncture;
- a standard catheter comprising:
- (b) a housing for the valve being adapted to fit in a standard catheter;
- (c) a check plate being receivable in the housing to complete the valve;
- (d) a check plate being receivable in the housing to complete the valve;
- (e) the check plate being movable within the housing in order to open and close the valve;
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- (f) the check plate being reciprocally movable within the housing.
5 more elements
A check valve adapted for insertion into a standard catheter comprising:
- (a) a housing for the valve being adapted to fit in a standard catheter;
- (b) a check plate being receivable in the housing to complete the valve;
- (c) a check plate being receivable in the housing to complete the valve;
- (d) the check plate being movable within the housing in order to open and close the valve;
- (e) the check plate being reciprocally movable within the housing:
- (f) the housing having a valve body and a support device;
- (g) the valve body including a fluid aperture;
- (h) the support device extending from the valve body;
- (i) the check plate having limited movement within the support device;
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- (j) the support device cooperating with the valve body in order to receive the check plate.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.