Patent ID: 11896796
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A disposable intravenous (IV) set, comprising:
a main housing having an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion configured to connect to a fluid tubing providing a fluid from a fluid container, the lower portion configured to connect to a patient interface device;
a y-port housing formed with an exterior of the main housing and comprising a lower end and an upper end extending, from the lower end and from a location between the upper portion and the lower portion of the main housing, to a syringe port located in the upper end of the y-port housing; and
an elongated sliding valve within and traversing the y-port housing and configured to slide from a first position, at which a first opening through the sliding valve is positioned within the y-port housing at an intersection of the y-port housing and the main housing to form a first fluid pathway between the upper portion and the lower portion of the main housing through the first opening, to a second position, at which the first fluid pathway is blocked and a second opening through the sliding valve is positioned within the y-port housing to form a second fluid pathway between the upper portion of the main housing and the syringe port.