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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 1982
Filed:
Jan. 28, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
James J Peterson, Elgin, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Kendall Company, Boston, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
128275 ; 128272 ; 128766 ; 137541 ;
Abstract
An anti-reflux device comprising, a drainage receptacle having a chamber and a wall defining a lumen communicating with the chamber. The receptacle has an annular valve seat facing away from the lumen. The device has an elastic valve element having an elongated stem, and a disc connected to one end of the stem and having an upper surface normally sealingly engaging against the seat. The valve element has a retaining member for retaining the other end of the stem to the wall with the disc biased against the seat and with the retaining member defining an opening to permit passage of liquid therethrough.