Patent ID: 6360784
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
An implantable pump filling system comprising:a connector having a central lumen, a first inlet port, a second inlet port and an outlet port, the first and second inlet ports and the outlet port being fluidly connected to the central lumen, the connector having a one-way valve located in the central lumen between the first inlet port an d the point where the second inlet port connects to the central lumen, the one-way valve biased to allow fluid to pass only from the first inlet port to the central lumen, the one-way valve being selected from the group consisting of a flexible disk valve, a duck-billed valve, a slit valve and an umbrella valve; a filling tube having a proximal and a distal end, the proximal end connected to the outlet port; and a clamp disposed between the filling tube distal end and the outlet port to prevent fluid flow between the distal end and the outlet port when the clamp is activated.