Patent ID: 8603047

Claim:
A valve assembly for controlling fluid flow along a fluid line, comprising: an outer shell having a through bore, a distal end, and a proximal end; an inner housing movably engaged within the outer shell and having a central boss having a through bore with a distal end opening and a connector portion configured for connecting the distal end of the valve assembly in a fluid line; a sealing pin coupled to the outer shell and extending into the through bore of the central boss to define a passageway in the central boss around the sealing pin; the inner housing being movable relative to the outer shell and sealing pin in a distal direction between a first, closed position and a second, open position on connection of the connector portion to a fluid line; and the sealing pin having a distal tip which is configured for sealing engagement in the distal end opening of the central boss through bore to prevent fluid flow through the distal end opening in the first, closed position of the inner housing and which is spaced inwardly from the open distal end of the central boss in the second, open position to open a fluid path through the central boss around the sealing pin and out of the distal end opening.