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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:
Oct. 06, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffery D Arnett, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Vadus, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604256 ; 604246 ; 2511491 ;
Abstract
A valve assembly having a body, an end cap, a resilient septum, and an actuator. The body forms a plurality of fluid recesses. The end cap defines a plurality of projections that form channels. The septum is positioned between the body and the end cap. An actuator device is positioned adjacent the septum for moving the septum away from a shoulder defined in the body to allow fluid to pass through the body, actuator, and end cap. The assembly can include a sharp. The sharp extends through the body, the actuator, the septum and the end cap.