Y-site medical valve
AssigneeElcam Plastic
InventorsRonen Eyal, Claude A. Vidal, Russell A. Redmond, David A. Chandos
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Abstract
A medical valve includes a valve body having a central fluid passageway defined therein. A movable piston adapted in size and shape to be located within said central fluid passageway of said valve body. A sealing interface is defined between said movable piston and said central fluid passageway. An upper seal is located at an upper portion of said sealing interface. It is formed by a seal carried by said valve body. A lower seal is located at a lower portion of said sealing interface, and is formed by a seal carried by said movable piston. The lower seal remains intact until after said upper seal is broken.
Claims5
A medical valve, comprising:
- a valve body having a central fluid passageway defined therein;
- a movable piston located within said central fluid passageway;
- a first annular seal mounted on said valve body and engaging said movable piston;
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- a second annular seal mounted on said valve body and engaging said movable piston, said second annular seal having a first sealing surface defining a face seal surface engaging said movable piston and a second sealing surface, angled with respect to said first sealing surface, engaging said movable piston.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.