Patent ID: 6039302
Filing Date: 2000-03-21
Classification: A61M,Y10S

Abstract:
A normally closed valve that may be opened upon insertion of a luer-tapered nozzle, the valve comprising:a housing defining a passageway having an inlet section and an outlet section, the housing being substantially rigid and having an exterior inlet face to which the inlet section opens;a substantially rigid cannula disposed within the passageway and extending into the inlet section, the cannula being movable between first and second positions corresponding to closed and open modes of the valve, the cannula having an inlet end and an outlet end;a substantially flexible, resilient gland member havinga seal section disposed over the inlet end of the cannula, the seal section having a normally closed aperture therethrough,a tubular section connected to the seal section and disposed around the cannula between cannula and the housing, andan attachment section connected to the tubular section and attached to the housing;wherein, when the valve is in its closed mode, the seal section is substantially aligned with the exterior inlet face of the housing so as to provide a swabbable surface.