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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Owen S. Sobelman, Shingle Springs, CA (US);
Janel A. Birk, Oxnard, CA (US);
Assignee:
APOLLO ENDOSURGERY, INC., Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/02 (2006.01); A61F 5/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 29/02 (2013.01); A61F 5/003 (2013.01); A61F 5/0036 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0036 (2013.01);
Abstract
A slit valvefor use with an inflatable medical device having a flange surfacewith an opening therein. The slit valvehas a valve bodyconnected to the flange surfaceand a chamber formed in the valve bodyfor accepting an inflation tubeinserted through the opening in the flange surface. The slit valvehas a concave section at one or both ends, which are connected by a slitformed in the valve body