Patent ID: 11890447
Assignee: I-V ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A valve assembly configured for use with a male luer having a distal end, a lateral surface and a connector portion, the valve assembly comprising:
a hub configured to receive the male luer in a proximal end, the hub comprising an inner surface;
a valve in fluid communication with the hub, the valve comprising a barrier layer at a distal end of the valve and a wall portion extending proximally from the barrier layer to a proximal end of the valve, the wall portion defining a valve cavity therein;, the barrier layer comprising one or more slits;
wherein the barrier layer is configured to open by elastic deformation; and
wherein a thickness of the barrier layer is greater than an offset distance measured between an inner surface of the wall portion and the inner surface of the hub; and
where an entire outer surface of the wall portion contacts the inner surface of the hub.