Patent ID: 9005164
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. An elongate medical device, comprising: a catheter comprising an elongate shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the shaft comprising a shaft lumen there through; a valve body disposed within the shaft lumen, the valve body having a first segment and a second segment, the first segment integral with the second segment, wherein the first segment forms a seal with an inner surface of the shaft lumen, and wherein the second segment is elastically deformable from an elastically relaxed first configuration to a second configuration; a lumen extending through the valve body, the lumen in communication with the shaft lumen and having a first portion extending through the first segment and a second portion extending through the second segment, wherein the second portion is actuable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein elastic deformation from the first configuration to the second configuration causes the second portion to actuate from the closed configuration to the open configuration, and wherein the elastic deformation from the first configuration to the second configuration is caused by an external force applied to an exterior surface of the catheter shaft, the external force being configured to cause simultaneous deformation of the catheter shaft and the valve body while maintaining the seal there between; and a hub disposed about the proximal end of the catheter shaft, the hub being configured to apply the external force to the exterior surface of the catheter shaft to cause simultaneous deformation of the catheter shaft and the valve body, wherein the hub is removable from the catheter shaft to reduce the profile of the elongate medical device.