Patent ID: 7879012
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical valve having an open mode that permits fluid flow, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow, the medical valve comprising: a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a movable member with a member channel therethrough, the movable member being movable to cause the valve to transition from the closed mode to the open mode after insertion of a medical implement into the inlet, the member channel fluidly communicating the inlet and the outlet when in the open mode; and a resilient member having a member flow path in fluid communication with the outlet, the movable member sliding along the resilient member when transitioning between the open mode and the closed mode, the resilient member normally having a flange about the member flow path, the movable member compressing the flange, the flange fluidly disconnecting the member flow path from the member channel when in the closed mode, wherein the flange normally overhangs the member flow path.