Vascular access device housing venting
US8066669B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2007 |
| Grant date | Nov 29, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/205
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A Luer access device may include a housing, a septum, and a gas permeable vent in communication with at least a portion of the housing for venting gas from an extravascular system. A method of venting a medical device may include providing a gas permeable vent within a Luer access device as part of an extravascular system and venting gas from the extravascular system through the gas permeable vent of the Luer access device.
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