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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:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Jul. 03, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John R Fagan, Pepperell, MA (US);
John Zhang, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
C. R. Bard, Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604256 ; 604164 ;
Abstract
A self-sealing hemostatic valve for use in a catheter apparatus is disclosed, comprising a proximal valve element having a sealing hole, a distal valve element having a flap and biasing means to enhance the force with which the flap bears against the distal side of the proximal valve element to normally seal the hole. The sealing hole seals about an instrument passed through the valve and the flap seals the valve when no instrument is present. The proximal face of the proximal valve element is provided with discontinuities that increase the flexibility of the proximal valve element in a distal direction.