Patent ID: 7789864
Filing Date: 2010-09-07
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical valve comprising: a housing defining a passageway, the passageway having an inlet section and an outlet section; a plug member movably mounted within the passageway, the plug member being a cannula and defining a channel for directing fluid through the valve; and a substantially flexible, resilient gland member secured to the housing and the plug member, the plug member being supported within the passageway by the gland member, wherein the plug member is substantially rigid, wherein the plug member has a proximal end, a distal end, and a distal section, the plug member having an opening nearer to its distal end, the gland member normally occluding the opening and contacting the distal section of the plug member, the distal section being the portion of the plug member distal to the opening.