Patent ID: 11890452
Assignee: MAGNOLIA MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A fluid transfer device, comprising:
a housing including a port configured to be fluidically coupled to a patient;
a channel at least partially disposed in the housing;
a valve in communication with the channel; and
a seal;
the fluid transfer device configured to be in a first configuration to allow at least a portion of a first volume of fluid to flow from the patient, through the port, and toward the seal,
the fluid transfer device configured to automatically transition from the first configuration to a second configuration after at least a portion of the first volume of fluid has been received in the fluid transfer device and the valve has transitioned from an open state to a closed state,
the valve configured to transition from the open state to the closed state in response to an equalization of pressure between an inner volume of the fluid transfer device and a portion of the patient to which the port is fluidically coupled,
the fluid transfer device in the second configuration configured to receive a second volume of fluid.