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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 03, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 08, 2010
Geoffrey R. Mcelroy, Auburn, MA (US);
Geoffrey R. McElroy, Auburn, MA (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A sampling port includes a housing and a valve assembly. The housing includes an internal passage through which fluids flow and defines a port in fluid communication with the internal passage. The valve assembly is mountable adjacent the port of the housing and includes a bezel having a channel extending therethrough and a bladder mounted adjacent the bezel. The bladder includes a bladder base and a bladder stem depending from the bladder base which is at least partially received within the channel of the bezel. The bladder stem is movable within the channel of the bezel between a first position substantially preventing fluid flow through the valve assembly and a second position in which a fluid path is established through the valve assembly and in fluid communication with the internal passage of the housing.