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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2015
Applicant:
Angiodynamics, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Inventors:
Karla Weaver, Framingham, MA (US);
Jim Cuthane, Westbro, MA (US);
Assignee:
AngioDynamics, Inc., Latham, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/36 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); F16K 15/14 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/3653 (2013.01); A61M 1/3661 (2014.02); A61M 25/0028 (2013.01); A61M 25/0029 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61M 39/24 (2013.01); F16K 15/147 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0031 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2433 (2013.01); Y10T 137/7882 (2015.04);
Abstract
A valve for controlling material flow through a catheter, comprises a first flexible member including a first moveable element, wherein, when the first moveable element is in the open position, material may flow past the first flexible member through a first lumen of the catheter and, when the first moveable element is in the closed position, flow through the first lumen is prevented and a first biasing member coupled to the first flexible member for biasing the first moveable member toward the closed position.