CPC A61M 39/26 (2013.01) [A61M 25/0606 (2013.01); A61M 25/0625 (2013.01); A61M 39/045 (2013.01); A61M 39/1011 (2013.01); A61M 25/0097 (2013.01); A61M 25/0631 (2013.01); A61M 29/00 (2013.01); A61M 39/06 (2013.01); A61M 2025/0687 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0036 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A valve assembly configured for use with a male luer having a distal end, a lateral surface and a connector portion, the valve assembly comprising:
a hub configured to receive the male luer in a proximal end, the hub comprising an inner surface;
a valve in fluid communication with the hub, the valve comprising a barrier layer at a distal end of the valve and a wall portion extending proximally from the barrier layer to a proximal end of the valve, the wall portion defining a valve cavity therein;
the barrier layer comprising one or more slits;
a flange portion at the proximal end of the valve, wherein a proximal end of the flange portion extends beyond the proximal end of the hub;
wherein the barrier layer is configured to open by elastic deformation; and
wherein a thickness of the barrier layer is greater than an offset distance measured between an inner surface of the wall portion and the inner surface of the hub.
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