Needleless access port valves
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1. A valve assembly comprising a piston positioned inside a valve housing;
- the valve housing having an interior cavity, a bottom opening, and an inlet nozzle having an inlet opening and an interior wall surface;
the piston comprising a flange, a neck section, a body section, and a base;
the piston further comprising a slit having a first slit surface and a second slit surface extending through the flange in a direction of the inlet opening towards the bottom opening and through at least part of the neck section below the flange, and wherein the flange is in contact with the interior wall surface of the inlet nozzle to force at least a portion of the first and the second slit surfaces into contact with one another.
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Abstract
Needleless access port valves are generally discussed herein with particular discussions extended to needleless access port valves incorporating a piston comprising slit along an upper piston section for accommodating fluid flow. The slit is closed by the relative geometry of the piston and the valve housing, which acts to terminate fluid flow from between the inlet and outlet of the valve assembly.
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1. A valve assembly comprising a piston positioned inside a valve housing;
- the valve housing having an interior cavity, a bottom opening, and an inlet nozzle having an inlet opening and an interior wall surface;
the piston comprising a flange, a neck section, a body section, and a base;
the piston further comprising a slit having a first slit surface and a second slit surface extending through the flange in a direction of the inlet opening towards the bottom opening and through at least part of the neck section below the flange, and wherein the flange is in contact with the interior wall surface of the inlet nozzle to force at least a portion of the first and the second slit surfaces into contact with one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- the valve housing having an interior cavity, a bottom opening, and an inlet nozzle having an inlet opening and an interior wall surface;
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9. A valve assembly comprising a piston positioned inside a valve housing, the valve housing having an interior cavity, a bottom opening, and an inlet nozzle having an inlet opening and an interior wall surface;
- the piston comprising a flange, a neck section, a body section, an exterior wall surface, and a base;
the piston further comprising a slit having a first slit surface and a second slit surface extending in a direction of the inlet opening towards the bottom opening and wherein each slit surface comprises an end distal of the flange that forms continuously with an end of the other slit surface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
- the piston comprising a flange, a neck section, a body section, an exterior wall surface, and a base;
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16. A valve assembly comprising a piston positioned inside a valve housing, the piston comprising a flange, a neck section, a body section comprising an upper section and a lower section defining an interior cavity, an exterior wall surface, and a base;
- the valve housing comprising an inlet nozzle having an inlet opening, a body section defining an interior cavity having an interior wall surface, and a bottom opening;
a fluid space defined by a space between the exterior wall surface of the piston and the interior wall surface of the valve housing for fluid flow through the inlet nozzle and out the bottom opening;
wherein the neck section of the piston comprises a width and a slit formed through part of the width to the exterior wall surface of the piston for fluid flow. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
- the valve housing comprising an inlet nozzle having an inlet opening, a body section defining an interior cavity having an interior wall surface, and a bottom opening;
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20. A method of making a piston for use in an access port valve, said method comprising:
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molding a piston, said piston comprising a neck section of reduced diameter compared to a body section, which defines an interior cavity;
cutting a slit in the neck section;
wherein the cutting step comprises a blade being vibrated by an ultrasonic generator. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A valve assembly comprising a valve housing, a piston positioned inside the valve housing, and a fitting secured to the valve housing;
- a fluid flow space defined by an exterior surface of the piston and an interior surface of the valve housing when the piston moves from a first position to an axially compressed second position, a slit formed through part of a neck section of the piston in fluid communication with the fluid flow space; and
wherein an antimicrobial composition is incorporated with at least one of the valve housing, the piston, and the fitting. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
- a fluid flow space defined by an exterior surface of the piston and an interior surface of the valve housing when the piston moves from a first position to an axially compressed second position, a slit formed through part of a neck section of the piston in fluid communication with the fluid flow space; and
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