Patent ID: 6979322
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: A61J,A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
1. An adaptor well-suited for use with a medical catheter, said adaptor comprising: (a) a body, said body being provided with a first channel and a second channel, said first channel and said second channel being in fluid communication with one another, said first channel being adapted for fluid communication with the medical catheter, said second channel having a front end; and (b) a stem, said stem having a front, a rear, a side wall, a cavity extending rearwardly from said front end, and a hole in said side wall in fluid communication with said cavity, said stem being mounted within said second channel of said body with said front end of said stem being spaced rearwardly from said front end of said second channel, said stem being rotatable between an open position in which said stem and said first channel are in fluid communication with one another via said hole and a closed position in which said stem and said first channel are not in fluid communication with one another.