Medical connector with translating rigid internal valve member and narrowed passage
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
A61M-039/00
A61M-039/10
A61M-039/12
A61M-039/22
A61M-039/26
출원번호
US-0091484
(2016-04-05)
등록번호
US-9636492
(2017-05-02)
발명자
/ 주소
Fangrow, Jr., Thomas F.
출원인 / 주소
ICU MEDICAL, INC.
대리인 / 주소
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP
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초록▼
A medical connector includes a housing with a central axis, a hollow bore, and a narrowed passage. The connector further includes a rigid valve member configured to move along the axis of the connector as the connector moves between an open and closed configuration. The connector includes a resilien
A medical connector includes a housing with a central axis, a hollow bore, and a narrowed passage. The connector further includes a rigid valve member configured to move along the axis of the connector as the connector moves between an open and closed configuration. The connector includes a resilient member coupled to the valve member and the housing.
대표청구항▼
1. A medical connector comprising: a housing with a central axis and a hollow bore, wherein the hollow bore comprises a narrowed passage connecting a first region of the hollow bore with a second region of the hollow bore, the narrowed passage having a cross-sectional width that is smaller than a cr
1. A medical connector comprising: a housing with a central axis and a hollow bore, wherein the hollow bore comprises a narrowed passage connecting a first region of the hollow bore with a second region of the hollow bore, the narrowed passage having a cross-sectional width that is smaller than a cross-sectional width of the first region of the hollow bore adjacent the narrowed passage, the narrowed passage also having a cross-sectional width that is smaller than a cross-sectional width of the second region of the hollow bore adjacent the narrowed passage;a rigid valve member configured to translate along the central axis in the hollow bore of the housing, the valve member comprising an internal passageway, a closed end, and a hole near the closed end of the valve member, wherein the hole extends through a portion of the valve member;a resilient member coupled to the valve member and the housing; anda sealing portion disposed within the housing and configured to inhibit fluid communication through the hollow bore of the housing between an interior surface of the housing and an exterior of the valve member;wherein the connector has a first position in which at least a portion of the closed end of the valve member extends into the narrowed passage such that there is no impediment between the closed end of the valve member and the second region of the hollow bore, wherein the valve member is configured such that fluid is not permitted to flow through the hole in the first position, and wherein the connector has a second position in which fluid is permitted to flow through the hole. 2. The medical connector of claim 1, wherein the resilient member is in an extended position when the connector is in the second position. 3. The medical connector of claim 1, wherein the second region is bounded by a tapered wall of the housing. 4. The medical connector of claim 3, wherein the tapered wall is on an inner portion of the housing. 5. The medical connector of claim 1, wherein a portion of the narrowed passage in fluid communication with the second region when the connector is in the second position. 6. The medical connector of claim 1, wherein resilient member and sealing portion comprise the same material. 7. The medical connector of claim 1, wherein the resilient member and the sealing portion are separate elements. 8. The medical connector of claim 1, wherein the first region of the hollow bore is defined by a rigid conduit in fluid communication with the narrowed passage, the rigid conduit and the valve member being moveable relative to each other along the central axis such that at least a portion of the valve member and the rigid conduit overlap, thereby producing a change in volume in the hollow bore as the connector transitions from the first position to the second position. 9. The medical connector of claim 1, wherein a portion of the resilient member is positioned on an exterior surface of the housing. 10. A medical connector with a closed position configured to impede fluid flow through the connector, and an open position configured to facilitate fluid flow through the connector, the medical connector comprising: a rigid housing comprising a fluid passage extending through the housing between an end of the connector that is closed in the closed position and an opposite end, and a narrowed passage formed in the rigid housing positioned within the fluid passage between the closed end and the opposite end, and an end region of the fluid passage comprising an interior volume between the narrowed passage and the opposite end of the connector, the narrowed passage formed in the rigid housing being narrower than the end region;a rigid polymeric internal valve member comprising an internal fluid passageway, a closed internal tip, and a lateral hole, the valve member positioned within the housing and configured to move axially within the housing to transition between the closed and open positions of the medical connector;an elastically deformable sealing portion encompassing and contacting a portion of the valve member, the valve member being configured to move with respect to the sealing portion as the connector transitions from the closed position to the open position, the narrowed passage being located between the sealing portion and the end region;wherein in the closed position the internal tip of the valve member is spaced from the opposite end, and the valve member is in a close peripheral fit with the narrowed passage formed in the rigid housing, and the valve member blocks or diminishes fluid communication between the end region and the internal fluid passageway of the valve member, and wherein in the open position the tip is advanced out of the narrowed passage formed in the rigid housing such that the hole is exposed to the end region of the fluid passage, the open position enabling fluid communication between the internal fluid passageway of the valve member and the interior volume of the end region. 11. The medical connector of claim 10, further comprising a biasing member that biases the valve member toward the closed position. 12. The medical connector of claim 11, wherein a portion of the biasing member is positioned outside of the rigid housing. 13. The medical connector of claim 10, wherein in the closed position the internal tip of the valve member is spaced from the opposite end. 14. The medical connector of claim 10, wherein the valve member is formed of a single piece of material. 15. The medical connector of claim 10, wherein the tip of the valve member is positioned in the end region in the open position.
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