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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2011
Bart D. Peterson, Farmington, UT (US);
Bryan G. Davis, Sandy, UT (US);
Austin Jason Mckinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Bart D. Peterson, Farmington, UT (US);
Bryan G. Davis, Sandy, UT (US);
Austin Jason McKinnon, Herriman, UT (US);
Becton, Dickinson and Company, Franklin Lakes, NJ (US);
Abstract
A vent plug is disclosed that includes a body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending through the distal and proximal ends. A membrane is disposed across the lumen, the membrane being hydrophobic and air permeable. A fluid chamber is formed within the lumen distal the membrane. A distal lumen opening being shaped and sized to retain blood within the lumen until the internal pressure of the lumen increases in response the a finger pressing against a proximal lumen opening.