Patent ID: 8343113
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A medical valve assembly for receiving a luer of a needleless syringe comprising: a rigid external housing extending along an axis from an open first housing end to an open second housing end; a valve stem disposed in said housing and extending from a first stem end defining a slit to a second stem end; said valve stem presenting a passageway extending from said slit to said second stem end for conveying a fluid therebetween; said valve stem being of a resilient material for compressing in response to pressure from the luer and wherein said slit on said first stem end opens to receive said luer within said slit in response to said valve stem being compressed by a predetermined distance; and wherein said passageway of said valve stem has a single hourglass shape for bulging inwardly in response to compression of said valve stem, wherein said hourglass shape includes a single inward bulge.