Systems and methods for providing a flow control valve for a medical device
US8361038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 10, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2039/066
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates generally to a vascular access device having a septum positioned within a lumen of the device, the device further having a pusher for providing a fluid pathway through the septum. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for improving flow of a fluid through the access device, while minimizing stagnation of fluids within the device. These systems and methods include various modified fluid pathways and interactions between the vascular access device body, the septum and the pusher.
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