Check valve for medical Y-site
View Patent ↗A check valve for use in a Y-site in an infusion system comprises a fixation portion configured to retain the check valve in a common lumen of the Y-site, and a flap member extending axially from the fixation portion. The flap member has an outer surface, at least a portion of which is configured to engage an internal wall of the common lumen overlying an inlet from a main lumen. In one embodiment, the flap member comprises a pocket, which surrounds surrounding the hole and any burr extending from the wall adjacent the hole. In some embodiments, the flap member is resiliently biased towards a sealed position, and can flex to allow fluid flow from the main lumen to the common lumen.
1. A connector comprising:
a lumen extending in a first direction, the lumen having a hole in a wall of the lumen;
a check valve comprising:
a first end defining a fixation portion configured to frictionally retain the check valve within the lumen, the fixation portion having an inner surface;
a prismatic protrusion extending from the inner surface of the fixation portion in a second direction, the protrusion and the fixation portion being configured to retain the check valve within the lumen, the protrusion configured to allow fluid flow around a portion thereof;
a second end including a flap member extending from the fixation portion in the first direction, the flap member having an outer surface configured to at least partially overlay the hole in the lumen, the flap member being configured to at least partially impede a flow of fluid through the hole the flap member bein further configured to flex in the second direction and away from the hole;
a pocket in a portion of the flap member, the pocket being defined by a flange raised with respect to an inner surface of the pocket to create a space, the flange being configured to surround the hole in the lumen;
wherein the flap member is resiliently biased in the second direction.
2. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the flange extends along the outer periphery of the outer surface of the flap member.
3. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the flange extends substantially around the entire periphery of an outer surface of the check valve.
4. The connector of claim 3 , wherein the pocket extends substantially along the entire length of the flap member and the fixation portion.
5. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the first and second directions are perpendicular to one another.
6. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the check valve is a single unitary structure molded from a flexible material.
7. The connector of claim 1 , wherein at least the flap member is molded from silicone rubber.
8. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the flap member further comprises a cut-out on the surface to facilitate flexing of the flap member.
9. The connector of claim 1 , wherein the connector is a Y-site.