US 11,890,447 B2
Methods and devices for vascular access
Clint Solomon, Morgan Hill, CA (US); Vincent Leskowich, Oakhust, NJ (US); Thomas Sutton, Summit, NJ (US); James Hale, Los Osos, CA (US); and Jacob Hentzler, Morgan Hill, CA (US)
Assigned to I-V Access Technology, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by I-V Access Technology, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Mar. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/656,208.
Application 17/656,208 is a continuation of application No. 17/307,766, filed on May 4, 2021, granted, now 11,324,939.
Application 17/307,766 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/074,231, filed on Oct. 19, 2020.
Application 17/074,231 is a continuation of application No. 16/670,291, filed on Oct. 31, 2019, granted, now 10,850,069, issued on Dec. 1, 2020.
Application 16/670,291 is a continuation of application No. 16/520,813, filed on Jul. 24, 2019, abandoned.
Application 16/520,813 is a continuation of application No. 16/004,970, filed on Jun. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,406,326, issued on Sep. 10, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/151,562, filed on Feb. 19, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/552,663, filed on Aug. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0280767 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 25/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/04 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 29/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/00 (2006.01); A61M 39/06 (2006.01)
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
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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.