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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2005
Karla Weaver Quigley, Framingham, MA (US);
Paul Dicarlo, Middleboro, MA (US);
Mark Wolfson, Wellesley, MA (US);
Karla Weaver Quigley, Framingham, MA (US);
Paul DiCarlo, Middleboro, MA (US);
Mark Wolfson, Wellesley, MA (US);
Angiodynamics, Inc, Latham, NY (US);
Abstract
A valve assembly for vascular access, comprising a body defining a lumen adapted for flowing blood, the body including a luer housing for connection with a first blood conduit and a barb housing for connection with a second blood conduit and a plurality of slitted membranes disposed within the body portion, each of the slitted membranes generating a partial pressure drop for flow therethrough, each of the partial pressure drops being smaller than a total pressure drop for flow through the body portion.