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US 2014/0276461 A1Published application
Needleless connector with flexible valve
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsChristopher J. ZOLLINGER, Jonathan Yeh, George Michel Mansour, Matthew Quach
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Abstract
A flexible valve for a connectors is described. In one example, a flexible valve for a connector includes a head having a top section and a column section defining an axial center of the head, wherein the top section includes a top planar surface that is non-perpendicular with respect to the axial center of the column section; a primary seal portion coupled to the head; and a lower portion coupled to the primary seal portion.
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A flexible valve for a connector, comprising:
- a head having a top section and a column section defining an axial center of the head, wherein the top section includes a top planar surface that is non-perpendicular with respect to the axial center of the column section;
- a primary seal portion coupled to the head;
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- a lower portion coupled to the primary seal portion.
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A needleless connector assembly comprising:
- a connector housing, the connector housing defining an internal cavity and comprising a port section having a top port surface and a port channel;
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- a flexible valve disposed within at least a portion of the internal cavity and movably retained within the connector housing, the flexible valve comprising:
- a head slidably engaged with the port channel of the connector housing, the head comprising a top section and a column section defining an axial center of the head, wherein the top section includes a top planar surface that is non-perpendicular with respect to the axial center of the column section when the flexible valve is not disposed within the connector housing,
- wherein the top planar surface of the head of the flexible valve has a resulting plane that is substantially perpendicular to the axial center of the column section of the head when the head is engaged with the port channel of the connector housing in a sealed configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.