Patent ID: 7749254

Claim:
A slit valve for a medical implant for accepting an inflation tube, the valve comprising: a unitary valve body having a proximal end and a distal end; a flange at the proximal end of the valve body and having a flange opening therein; a first chamber defined in said valve body and in open fluid communication with the flange opening, the first chamber being capable of accepting an inflation tube when inserted through said flange opening; a second chamber having a concave section, the second chamber located between said said first chamber and said distal end of the valve body; and a normally closed slit formed in the valve body and connecting the concave section and the distal end of the valve body; wherein the valve body is structured to receive an inflation tube through the flange opening whereby fluid introduced from the inflation tube into the second chamber causes the slit to open and pass distally through the distal end of the valve body.