Hemostasis valve with catheter/guidewire seals
First Claim
1. A valve apparatus comprising:
- (a) body means for providing a lumen therethrough and which is adapted for accessing the cardiovascular or other intravenous system of a patient;
(b) housing means, attached to said body means, for providing a longitudinal bore therethrough in communication with said lumen, said housing means including a compression chamber;
(c) resilient first sealing means, disposed in said body means, for substantially blocking and controlling the loss of body fluids from said lumen, said first sealing means comprising a body portion having an interior surface and a cone-shaped membrane portion attached to said interior surface of said body portion;
(d) resiliently deformable second sealing means, disposed within said compression chamber, for selectively sealing and unsealing said longitudinal bore in response to a compressive force exerted on said second sealing means, said second sealing means including a longitudinal passageway therethrough which communicates with said longitudinal bore and provides an opening thereto, said second sealing means assuming a normally open position when not subjected to said compressive force, said second sealing means responding to said compressive force so as to selectively and progressively reduce the size of said opening; and
(e) compressing means attached to said housing means for selectively increasing and decreasing said compressive force on said second sealing means.
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Abstract
A hemostasis valve which includes a tubular body having a lumen therethrough and an elongated housing attached to the tubular body. The body has a recess formed in one end. The housing has a longitudinal bore at one end and a compression chamber formed at another end which communicates with the bore. A resilient seal which comprises a cone-shaped membrane portion disposed in the recess for substantially blocking and controlling the loss of body fluids from the lumen. A compressible second seal for selectively opening and closing the bore in response to a compressive force is disposed in the compression chamber. The compressible seal has a longitudinal first passageway that communicates with the bore and a raised annular portion which serves as a selective opening to the bore. The compressible seal responds to compressive forces so as to reduce or increase the size of the opening provided by the raised annular portion to selectively seal or unseal the bore. The hemostasis valve includes a rotatable end cap configured to exert a compressive force on the compressible seal when rotated in one direction relative to the housing, and releases the compressive force when rotated in an opposite direction. The compressible seal is configured to allow an instrument accessing the lumen to be repositioned or removed while maintaining an adequate seal capable of preventing substantially all loss of the body fluids beyond the compressible seal without the user having to rotate the end cap to release the compressive force acting on the compressible seal.
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26 Claims
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1. A valve apparatus comprising:
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(a) body means for providing a lumen therethrough and which is adapted for accessing the cardiovascular or other intravenous system of a patient; (b) housing means, attached to said body means, for providing a longitudinal bore therethrough in communication with said lumen, said housing means including a compression chamber; (c) resilient first sealing means, disposed in said body means, for substantially blocking and controlling the loss of body fluids from said lumen, said first sealing means comprising a body portion having an interior surface and a cone-shaped membrane portion attached to said interior surface of said body portion; (d) resiliently deformable second sealing means, disposed within said compression chamber, for selectively sealing and unsealing said longitudinal bore in response to a compressive force exerted on said second sealing means, said second sealing means including a longitudinal passageway therethrough which communicates with said longitudinal bore and provides an opening thereto, said second sealing means assuming a normally open position when not subjected to said compressive force, said second sealing means responding to said compressive force so as to selectively and progressively reduce the size of said opening; and (e) compressing means attached to said housing means for selectively increasing and decreasing said compressive force on said second sealing means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A valve apparatus comprising:
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(a) body means for providing a lumen therethrough and which is adapted for accessing the cardiovascular or other intravenous system of a patent, said body means including an interior recess; (b) housing means, attached to said body means, for providing a longitudinal bore therethrough in communication with said lumen, said housing means comprising a hollow compression chamber; (c) resilient sealing means, at least a portion of which is disposed within said recess of said body means, for substantially blocking and controlling the loss of body fluids from said lumen, said sealing means comprising a generally cone-shaped membrane portion having an apex and an aperture formed through said apex; (d) a resiliently deformable compressible seal disposed within said compression chamber for selectively sealing and unsealing said longitudinal bore in response to a compressive force exerted on said compressible seal, said compressible seal having a longitudinal passageway therethrough which communicates with said longitudinal bore of said housing means and provides an opening thereto, said longitudinal passageway of said compressible seal having a raised annular portion formed therein, said elongated compressible seal assuming, a normally open position when not subjected to said compressive force, said compressible seal responding to said compressive forces so as to selectively and progressively reduce the size of said opening provided by said passageway; and (e) compressing means, rotatably attached to said housing means, for selectively increasing said compressive force on said compressible seal when said compressing means is rotated in one direction relative to said housing means and for selectively decreasing said compressive force on said seal when said compressing means is rotated in an opposite direction relative to said housing means, said compressing means comprising an elongated shaft means for contacting a proximal and of said compressible seal so as to exert said compressive force on said compressible seal, wherein said raised annular portion formed in said passageway of said compressible seal is configured to allow an instrument accessing said lumen to be repositioned or removed while maintaining a seal capable of preventing substantially all loss of body fluids beyond said compressible seal without rotating said compressing means to release substantially all of said compressive force acting on said compressible seal. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A valve apparatus comprising:
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(a) a generally elongated tubular body having a lumen formed therethrough which is adapted for accessing the cardiovascular or other intravenous system of a patient, said tubular body including an interior recess in communication with said lumen and located adjacent a proximal end of said tubular body; (b) an elongated housing attached to said proximal end of said tubular body and including a longitudinal bore formed therethrough, said housing having an interior hollow compression chamber formed in the proximal end thereof and in communication with said longitudinal bore; (c) a resilient seal including a resilient cone-shaped membrane portion capable of substantially blocking the loss of body fluids from said lumen, said membrane portion having an aperture formed at an apex thereof; (d) a resilient compressible seal substantially disposed within said compression chamber and including a longitudinal passageway formed therethrough aligned and in communication with said longitudinal bore and a raised annular ridge projecting into said passageway, said raised annular ridge selectively providing an opening to said longitudinal bore, said compressible seal assuming a normally open position when not subjected to said compressive force, said compressible seal being configured to selectively seal and unseal said bore in response to a compressive force exerted on said compressible seal by selectively and progressively reducing and increasing the size of said opening provided by said annular ridge, said annular ridge being capable of forming a seal around an instrument disposed therein sufficient to substantially prevent any body fluids that may pass through said aperture of said cone-shaped membrane portion from passing through said longitudinal passageway while being adjustable to allow for longitudinal movement and adjustment of said instrument; and (e) a rotatable end cap attached to said housing and having a shaft integrally formed therewith, said shaft projecting from said end cap and being configured to partially fit within said compression chamber of said housing in order to selectively compress said compressible seal when said shaft is advanced within said compression chamber by rotation of said end cap. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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