Patent ID: 6050978
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A needleless valve connector, comprising:a housing defining an interior portion, the housing having a proximal portion defining a proximal opening, a medial portion, and a distal portion defining a distal opening;a longitudinally movable diaphragm having a longitudinal axis, a proximal face and a distal face and defining a slit therein extending along the longitudinal axis of the movable diaphragm from the proximal face to the distal face and disposed in the proximal portion of the housing;a biasing mechanism adjacent to the movable diaphragm and disposed in the housing to bias the movable diaphragm toward the proximal opening of the housing; andan internal cannula axially fixed with respect to the housing and defining a lumen therethrough and disposed in the interior portion and defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal portion located adjacent to the proximal portion of the housing and a distal portion located adjacent to the distal portion of the housing, the proximal portion is fixed to the internal cannula and has a proximal end with an opening therein axially aligned with the lumen and a plurality of slots therein extending from the opening to a position distal of the opening.