Check valve for a trocar system
US7322964B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 1, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/3498
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flap valve for a trocar system including a valve housing (12) that is proximally attachable to a guide tube (10), a lead-through opening (30) formed in the valve housing (12), and a pivotally mounted flap valve (46). The flap valve (46) is manually pivotable from a “closed” position to an “open” position via a slide rod. The slide rod (52) is mebedded in the body (12), is radially slidable and contacts with its inner end an actuation area of the flap valve (46).
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