A valve for use with a syringe and which prevents backflow
CA 2444889 C · Owner: Occupational & Medical Innovations Ltd · Inventors: Kiehne, Bruce Leigh
Overview
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A one-way valve assembly can be fitted to the end of a syringe to allow fluid to flow from the syringe and into a body cavity but to prevent backflow. The valve assembly is opened by insertion of the luer tip of the syringe into the assembly inlet. The valve has an internal elastic member that forms a variable volume internal chamber. This chamber expands upon insertion of the luer tip into the inlet and shrinks when the luer tip is removed from the assembly. The shrinking action creates a positive pressure in the valve assembly to prevent backflow.
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- Filed July 1, 2002 and granted January 3, 2012. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 1, 2022.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by July 1, 2024.
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