Claims
- 1. A valved adapter, comprising:
- a body having a proximal end defining an opening therein, a distal end and a chamber extending therebetween;
- a tube defining a lumen therein and having a closed proximal end, a side port in fluid communication with the lumen and an open distal end in fluid communication with the lumen, the tube being disposed in the chamber;
- a resilient member having a proximal end and being coaxially disposed about the tube in the chamber and being moveable between a first condition wherein the proximal end of the resilient member is distal of the closed proximal end of the tube but where the proximal end of the resilient member is substantially flush with the proximal end of the body and the resilient member substantially fills the opening and occludes the side port and a second condition; and
- a biasing mechanism cooperating with the resilient member to bias the resilient member to its first condition.
- 2. The valved adapter of claim 1 wherein the biasing mechanism is a coil spring.
- 3. The valved adapter of claim 1 wherein the resilient member includes a reinforcement located coaxially about the tube.
- 4. The valved adapter of claim 3 wherein the reinforcement includes a guide flange to minimize misalignment of the resilient member during axial movement thereof.
- 5. The valved adapter of claim 4 wherein the biasing mechanism is a coil spring.
Parent Case Info
This application is a continuation of application Ser. No. 08/624,241, filed Mar. 29, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,776,113.
US Referenced Citations (26)
Foreign Referenced Citations (6)
Number |
Date |
Country |
0 087 901 A2 |
Sep 1983 |
EPX |
0 307 771 |
Apr 1989 |
EPX |
0 639 389 A1 |
Feb 1995 |
EPX |
0 748 635 A2 |
Dec 1996 |
EPX |
WO 9311828 |
Jun 1993 |
WOX |
WO 9600107 |
Jan 1996 |
WOX |
Continuations (1)
|
Number |
Date |
Country |
Parent |
624241 |
Mar 1996 |
|