Patent ID: 7850677

Claim:
A universal valve for a Foley type urinary catheter comprising: a body having a central through aperture formed therein, a stepped hollow connector formed at one end of said body for connecting said aperture to a Foley type urinary catheter; valve means mounted in said body for opening and closing said central aperture; said body having a flexible portion formed adjacent to said valve means for opening and closing said valve means by manually squeezing said flexible portion; and connection means formed at the other end of said body for connecting said aperture to a collection bag; means coupling said connection means to said valve means for opening and closing said valve means and maintaining said valve means in an open position when said valve is connected to said collection bag and an opening formed in said body, said opening being covered by mesh material for permitting the passage of a needle there through to obtain a sample of fluid from said central aperture.