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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2004
Michael Basta, Kulpsville, PA (US);
Kevin Sanford, Chalfont, PA (US);
Earl W. Voorhees, Jr., Warrington, PA (US);
Michael Basta, Kulpsville, PA (US);
Kevin Sanford, Chalfont, PA (US);
Earl W. Voorhees, Jr., Warrington, PA (US);
Medical Components, Inc., Harleysville, PA (US);
Abstract
A needle assembly () having a hollow needle () with a pointed distal end () and a proximal end (). The assembly also includes a needle hub () having a distal hub end () fixedly connected to the needle (), a proximal hub end () having an opening, and a passageway () extending therethrough between the distal end and the proximal end. A valve () is disposed within the passageway (), wherein the valve comprises a sealing member () having at least one through-opening () disposed therein and a plunger () disposed proximate the sealing member () and slidable between a first position wherein the at least one through-opening () is closed such that the hollow needle () and the proximal hub end () are not in fluid communication with each other and a second position wherein the plunger () biases the at least one through-opening () to an open position, such that the hollow needle and the proximal hub end are in fluid communication with each other. A method of using the needle assembly () is also disclosed.