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US 6,106,502 AGranted
IV sets with needleless fittings and valves
OwnerFrank M. Richmondinventor
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Abstract
An IV set includes a drip chamber having a top end and a bottom end. A spikeless connector covers the top end, and an IV tube is connected to the bottom end of the drip chamber. The end of the IV tube opposite the drip chamber is engaged with a needleless/spikeless connector. Thereby, a needleless/spikeless IV set is rendered. A reflux valve including a deformable valve member and reciprocating valve element is also disclosed for use in conjunction with the needleless/spikeless IV connectors.
Claims7
An IV set, comprising:
- an elongated drip chamber having a top end and a bottom end, the drip chamber being transparent for viewing liquid dripping from the top end toward the bottom end;
- an upper needleless/spikeless connector engaged with the top end of the drip chamber for connecting the top end to a needleless/spikeless fitting, wherein the needleless/spikeless connector is a valve including a valve body configured as a Luer fitting and a valve member disposed in the valve body and biased to a first configuration, wherein a passageway for fluid communication is not established through the connector, the member being movable to a second configuration, wherein a passageway for fluid communication through the connector is permitted.
- an IV line connected to the bottom end of the drip chamber;
- and
- a lower connector engaged with the IV line to connect the IV line to an IV component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.