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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2008
Applicants:
Karla Weaver, Framingham, MA (US);
Jim Culhane, Westboro, MA (US);
Inventors:
Karla Weaver, Framingham, MA (US);
Jim Culhane, Westboro, MA (US);
Assignee:
Navilyst Medical, Inc., Marlborough, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A valve for controlling material flow through a catheter, comprises a first flexible member including a first moveable element, wherein, when the first moveable element is in the open position, material may flow past the first flexible member through a first lumen of the catheter and, when the first moveable element is in the closed position, flow through the first lumen is prevented and a first biasing member coupled to the first flexible member for biasing the first moveable member toward the closed position.