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A cap is provided for resealably sealing the end of a cannula to allow the insertion and removal of a tube or surgical instrument such as a needle into the cannula. The cap includes a valve body having a plurality of radially extending lip members arranged to form a pair of intersecting duckbill val

A cap is provided for resealably sealing the end of a cannula to allow the insertion and removal of a tube or surgical instrument such as a needle into the cannula. The cap includes a valve body having a plurality of radially extending lip members arranged to form a pair of intersecting duckbill valves and a sleeve is provided for mounting the cap member to the end of a cannula.

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A cap for sealing a cannula comprising: a sleeve member including a first end and a second end and an interior wall between said first and second ends; an elongated valve body portion, said valve body portion having an inlet end and an outlet end; said inlet end of said valve body portion being loca

A cap for sealing a cannula comprising: a sleeve member including a first end and a second end and an interior wall between said first and second ends; an elongated valve body portion, said valve body portion having an inlet end and an outlet end; said inlet end of said valve body portion being located adjacent to said first end of said sleeve member; said valve body portion extending from said first end toward said second end of said sleeve member in spaced relation to said interior wall; said outlet end of said valve body portion including means defining intersecting slits for sealing said outlet end and allowing passage of a tube through said cap, and all of said slits define and lie in a common plane; said outlet end of said valve body portion being located intermediate said first and second ends of said sleeve member; and said valve body portion and said sleeve defining a space therebetween for receiving and end of a cannula and for accommodating outward movement of said valve body portion.