Patent ID: 6494864
Filing Date: 2002-12-17
Classification: A61M,F16K

Abstract:
An anti-free flow device for preventing fluid free flow through a lumen of a tube assembly comprising:a tube portion, said tube portion formed along the tube assembly and defining a channel and a valve seat formed across said channel, a body disposed inside said channel, said body including a sealing member with a plurality of legs extending therefrom, said sealing member being sealingly engageable against said valve seat, said body defining an inner chamber between said plurality of legs, said body further including at least one aperture formed between each set of said plurality of legs, said at least one aperture in communication with said inner chamber, said plurality of legs terminating at a retention member defining an opening, said retention member retaining said body inside said channel, said opening being in communication with said inner chamber for establishing a fluid pathway through said body.