Patent ID: 8747370

Claim:
A manifold adapted for use with an intravenous (IV) line, comprising: a housing comprising a first port, a second port, and a flow path between the first and second ports; a first check valve disposed within the flow path between the first and second ports and configured to prevent flow in the flow path to travel past the first check valve in a direction from the second port toward the first port; a third port coupled to the housing, in fluid communication with the flow path, and positioned between the first port and the first check valve; and a valve element disposed between the third port and the first port and between the third port and the first check valve and configured to prevent flow toward the third port from the flow path, wherein the valve element has an inside surface toward the flow path, and the housing is configured such that the flow path extends along the inside surface of the valve element such that a fluid flowing from the first port to the second port washes the inside surface of the valve element.