Patent ID: 8002765
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A61J,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method of transferring fluid through a medical valve, said valve comprising: a body having an outer surface and an inner surface, said body having an access end with an access opening and a patient end with a patient opening and a cavity therebetween, said access opening configured to receive a medical implement spout, a spike, and a seal positioned within said body and configured to selectively occlude flow through said access end, said body further including a channel as a fluid escape space which is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the body and located between said access opening and said patient opening and configured to permit fluid communication between said cavity and said outer surface of said body when said medical implement engages said access end, said method comprising the steps of: inserting a medical implement spout into said access end of said body; compressing said seal toward the patient end of the body by applying a force to the medical implement; causing said fluid to egress from said cavity through said fluid escape space when said medical implement spout engages said access end; and transferring said fluid through said medical valve between said access end and said patient end.