Valved infusion port
OwnerIrene A. Duquetteinventor
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Abstract
A valved infusion port of an infusion system comprising an injection unit having a primary infusion port and at least one secondary infusion port, characterized by the improvement to the secondary infusion port comprising: a bidirectional valve means disposed about the secondary infusion port; whereby the bidirectional valve means is capable of opening and closing the secondary infusion port to permit the administration of a secondary infusion without the use of a needle.
Claims8
A valved infusion port of an infusion system comprising an injection unit having a primary infusion port and at least one secondary infusion port, characterized by the improvement to said secondary infusion port comprising:
- a bidirectional valve means disposed about said secondary infusion port, said bidirectional valve means is a two-way spring valve which comprises:
- a spring means, a valve port, and a valve plunger having a sealing means a conduit means disposed thereabout, wherein said spring means is connected to said valve plunger in such a way as to permit the opening said conduit means when said spring means is recoiled such that said sealing means is not in contact with said valve port and to permit the closing of said conduit means when said spring means is expanded such that said sealing means is in contact with said valve port;
- whereby said bidirectional valve means is capable of opening an closing said secondary infusion port to permit the administration of a secondary infusion without the use of a needle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.