Patent ID: 9314608
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61M,F16K

Claim Text:
1. A catheter for providing fluid access to a site within a human body, the catheter comprising: a proximal end, a distal end, and a first lumen extending therebetween, a valve housing including a valve lumen in fluid communication with the first lumen, and an elliptical membrane extending across the valve lumen, the elliptical membrane comprising: a plurality of slits disposed about a long axis of the elliptical membrane and at least one additional slit disposed between at least two of the plurality of slits, wherein the at least one additional slit extends in substantially a same direction as the plurality of slits, wherein each of the plurality of slits and the additional slit traverse a short axis, wherein the plurality of slits and the at least one additional slit do not traverse the long axis, and wherein the short axis bisects the long axis.