Stopcock With Swabbable Valve

• US 20080067462A1
• Filed: 08/09/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Halkey-Roberts Corp (Atrion Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Halkey-Roberts Corp (Atrion Corporation)
• Inventors: Miller, Pavel, Rogier, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US11/836,689
• Publication Number:
  US 20080067462A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 251/149.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/229 Stopcocks
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/16 having provision for disinfection or sterilisation A61M39/143 takes precedence; methods or apparatus for disinfection or sterilisation A61L2/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/22 Valves or arrangement of valves A61M39/02, A61M39/0247, A61M39/16 take precedence; regulating valves in infusion systems A61M5/16881; in devices worn by the patient for the reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge, or in colostomy devices A61F5/4405
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/26 Valves closing automatically on disconnecting the line and opening on reconnection thereof check valves A61M39/24

Abstract

A stopcock for connection in-line with a fluid line including a main valve body main having at least a plurality of inlets, including a stopcock valve element positioned within the main valve body that controls the flow of fluid through the inlets and a swabbable valve fitted to one of the inlets.

Claims

1. a stopcock for connection in-line with a fluid line, comprises in combination:

a main valve body main having at least a plurality of inlets;

a stopcock valve element positioned within said main valve body that controls the flow of fluid through said inlets; and

a swabbable valve fitted to one of said inlets.

2. The stopcock as set forth in claim 1, wherein said inlets comprise two said inlets positioned in-line.

3. The stopcock as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one of said inlets comprises a valve.

4. The stopcock as set forth in claim 3, wherein said valve comprises a swabbable valve.

5. The stopcock as set forth in claim 4, wherein said inlets comprise two said inlets positioned in-line and wherein said inlets comprising said swabbable valve is positioned between said in-line inlets.

6. The stopcock as set forth in claim 5, wherein said swabbable valve inlet is positioned transversely between said in-line inlets.

9. The stopcock as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one of said inlets comprises a female luer fitting.

10. The stopcock as set forth in claim 1, wherein at least one of said inlets comprises a male luer fitting.

11. The stopcock as set forth in claim 1, wherein said stopcock valve element comprises an elongated circular cylindrical configuration having flow channels corresponding to respective said inlets.

12. The stopcock as set forth in claim 11, wherein said flow channels are formed in a lower portion said elongated circular configuration in a position such that when said stopcock valve element is positioned fully into said main body element, the plane of said flow channels are alignment with the plane of said inlets.

13. The stopcock as set forth in claim 12, wherein said valve element comprises a plurality of handles extending from an upper portion of said elongated circular cylindrical configuration in radial alignment with respective said flow channels.