Patent ID: 6599273
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: A61J,A61M,F21K,Y10S

Abstract:
A medical valve adaptor for use in controlling the flow of fluid to or from a medical implement and a fluid container, said valve adaptor comprising:a first body having a proximal end and a distal end and a cavity therein, said proximal end of said body adapted for engagement with said first medical implement; a seal located in said cavity, said seal moveable between a first position in which a fluid flow path is established through said body and a second position in which fluid is prevented from flowing through said body; a spike positioned in said cavity of said first body, said spike having a fluid path therethrough and said seal positioned adjacent said spike; a second body having a proximal end and a distal end and a fluid flow path therethrough, said distal end of said second body being connected to said distal end of said first body; and an open-ended tube adapted to extend into an opening of a container, said tube extending from said proximal end of said second body; wherein when said medical implement is connected to said first body and said seal is in said first position and said tube is extended into said container, fluid is allowed to flow between said container and said medical implement and wherein in said first position the seal is opened by the spike and a flow path is established between said medical implement said proximal end of said first body, and in said second position said seal is not opened by the spike so that the flow path is closed.