A medical valve with a variable diameter seal

• Main Authors: FURNISH, GREG, MORRIS, BEN, APPLING, ANTHONY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 28.01.2016
• Subjects: DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE

A MEDICAL VALVE WITH A VARIABLE DIAMETER SEAL A medical valve assembly includes a tube extending between a first tube end and a second tube end to define a passageway extending along a longitudinal axis between the ends. A plunger plate extends radially from the second tube end of the tube, and a va...