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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2009
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2007
Stephen A. Leeflang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christine P. Ventura, San Jose, CA (US);
Christian A. Eversull, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Mourlas, Mountain View, CA (US);
Stephen A. Leeflang, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Christine P. Ventura, San Jose, CA (US);
Christian A. Eversull, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Nicholas J. Mourlas, Mountain View, CA (US);
Medtronic, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
Valves for medical devices and methods for making them are provided. In one embodiment, a valve is injection molded as a single piece that includes a tubular body and a flap. The tubular body includes an open first end, a closed second end, and a passage extending between the first and second ends defining a central longitudinal axis. The second end includes an end wall including a hole therein communicating with the passage. The flap is formed in the end wall over the hole and is movable away from the second end when an elongate device is introduced through the passage and the hole. Apparatus are also provided for delivering a medical device into a patient's body that includes an elongate tubular member including proximal and distal ends, a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends; and a valve attached to the proximal end.