US 11,717,664 B2
Hemostasis valves having multiple sealable openings
Fred Lampropoulos, Salt Lake City, UT (US); Jim Mottola, West Jordan, UT (US); Mark Garcia, Wilmington, DE (US); and Ronald Caputo, Manlius, NY (US)
Assigned to Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed by Merit Medical Systems, Inc., South Jordan, UT (US)
Filed on Aug. 7, 2018, as Appl. No. 16/56,795.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/659,766, filed on Apr. 19, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/572,258, filed on Oct. 13, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/542,469, filed on Aug. 8, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2019/0046781 A1, Feb. 14, 2019
Int. Cl. A61M 39/06 (2006.01); A61M 39/20 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/02 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 39/0613 (2013.01) [A61M 39/20 (2013.01); A61M 39/22 (2013.01); A61M 2039/0205 (2013.01); A61M 2039/062 (2013.01); A61M 2039/064 (2013.01); A61M 2039/229 (2013.01); A61M 2205/0216 (2013.01); A61M 2205/6081 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A hemostasis valve comprising:
a body;
a valve member coupled to the body, the valve member comprising:
a first sealable opening disposed through a first portion of the valve member;
a first edge surrounding the first sealable opening, the first edge being sloped;
a second sealable opening disposed through a second portion of the valve member;
a second edge surrounding the second sealable opening, the second edge being sloped;
a continuous slit disposed through at least a portion of the first sealable opening and through at least a portion of the second sealable opening; and
a valve dividing member comprising an elongate member that is configured to divide the first sealable opening from the second sealable opening,
wherein the elongate member is disposed between the first sealable opening and the second sealable opening, is disposable substantially perpendicular to the continuous slit, and is laterally movable along the continuous slit; and
a single hemostasis valve lumen extending between a proximal end portion and a distal end portion of the hemostasis valve.