Aspiration assembly having dual co-axial check valves

• US 4,729,401 A
• Filed: 01/29/1987
• Issued: 03/08/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 01/29/1987
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: B Braun Medical Incorporated (B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Original Assignee: Burron Medical Incorporated (B. Braun Holding GmbH & Co. KG)
• Inventors: Raines, Kenneth C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cohan, Alan
• Assistant Examiner(s): RIVELL, JOHN A
• Application Number:
  US07/008,364
• Time in Patent Office: 404 Days
• Field of Search: 137/512, 137/854, 417/568, 604/186, 604/236, 604/246
• US Class Current: 137/512
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/2433 Valve comprising a resilient or deformable element, e.g. flap valve, deformable disc
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/2466 being fixed in its center
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2039/2493 Check valve with complex design, e.g. several inlets and outlets and several check valves in one body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/24 Check- or non-return valves
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/1401 having a plurality of independent valve members
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/141 the closure elements not being fixed to the valve body
• CPC Class Codes: F16K 15/148 the closure elements being fixed in their centre
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/7838 Plural
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 137/789 Central mount

Abstract

An aspiration assembly having dual co-axial check valves for pumping medical fluids with a hypodermic syringe, the assembly having a main body with two passageways in offset relationship to each other, with the passageways coming together at a large central cavity within the main body, a central support structure mounted within the central cavity of the main body, a pair of flexible resilient valve disks engaged by the central support structure, and a body cap having an outlet passageway therein for complementarily enclosing the central cavity of the main body and for retaining the central support structure and dual valve disk in co-axial relationship.

Claims

1. A valve assembly comprising:

a main body having two passageways therein which meet in a large central cavity within said body;

a body cap for closing an open side of said central cavity in said main body, said cap having an outlet passageway therefrom;

a central support structure within said central cavity of said main body;

two co-axial valve disks mounted within said central body cavity and held in operating relationship by said central support structure; and

said main body, said body cap and said central support structure each having a valve disk support means therewith.

2. The valve assembly of claim 1, wherein each valve disk support means comprises a pointed support with each one of said points being co-axial with the others for supporting said valve disks in said co-axial position within the main body.

3. The valve assembly of claim 2, wherein said valve disks are each made of resilient rubber material.

4. The valve assembly of claim 2, wherein said valve disks are each made of resilient rubber-like material.

5. The valve assembly of claim 2, wherein said body cap, central support and main body are permanently fastened together by sonic sealing.

6. A pumping system for medical fluids with a hypodermic syringe means connected to inlet and outlet check valves, wherein the improvement comprises:

a valved body with an inlet passage from which pumped fluid is supplied, a syringe connecting passage, and an outlet passage, said passages being in fluid flow communication within said valved body;

an inlet valve seat in the inlet passage;

an outlet valve seat in a central support structure within said valved body;

a flexible imperforate disk valve member fitted against each of the inlet and outlet valve seats;

support posts within the valve body for respectively urging each disk valve member against its respective valve seat;

another support post within the valve body for retaining the disk valve member of said inlet valve in operative position;

said pair of valve members being in co-axial alignment with each other; and

an input fluid conduit connected to the inlet passage which is adapted to attach to a medical liquid source, whereby fluid can flow from a fluid supply source through the inlet passage into the syringe on an intake stroke of the syringe and be pumped out through the outlet passage while fluid flow out through the inlet passage is blocked.

7. A T-connector housing for coupling a syringe to a liquid medicament supply for delivery to a patient via a fluid delivery device of a volume of liquid medicament, comprising, in combination, a coupling body having three interconnected passages therein;

check valves in two of said passages controlling flow of fluid therethrough in a single direction, said check valves each comprising a valve member of flexible material fixedly held in the passage at one portion thereof in a leak-tight seal, and at a peripheral portion thereof engaging a valve seat or a like valve member in a relatively leak-tight seal, so as to close the passage, and adapted to crack open in a flex-action movement to a short distance away from the valve seat or like valve member, so as to open the passage;

said check valves being in co-axial alignment with each other and each having a central, pressure point valve support on opposite sides thereof and means in an outer portion of each passage adapted for connection of the passage and coupling to at least one of a liquid medicament supply, a fluid delivery device, a syringe and interconnecting tubing;

the body being formed of plastic, and the valves being held therein permanently as one unit.

8. A T-connector valve according to claim 7, in which the flexible material of the valves is resilient rubber material.

9. A T-connector valve according to claim 7, in which the flexible material of the valves is a resilient rubber-like material.

10. A valve assembly comprising:

a main body having two passageways therein which meet at a large central cavity within said body, said cavity having a central pressure point and a valve seat;

a body cap for closing an open side of said central cavity in said main body, said cap having an outlet passageway therefrom and a central pressure point therewith;

a central support structure within said central cavity of said main body, said support structure having a valve seat and a central pressure point therewith; and

two resilient valve means mounted within said central body cavity which are maintained in cooperating co-axial relationship by said central support structure.

11. The valve assembly of claim 10, wherein said pressure points each comprise a pointed triangular support with all of said points and valve seats being co-axial with each other for supporting said valve means in co-axial relationship with the central cavity of said main body.

12. The valve assembly of claim 11, wherein said valve means comprise valve disks each made of resilient, flexible material.

13. The valve assembly of claim 12, wherein said main body, body cap and central support structure are permanently fastened together by sonic sealing.