MEDICAL DEVICE VALVING MECHANISM

摘要

2066710 9106331 PCTABS00005 A medical device valving mechanism (10) comprising a molded plastic, one-piece, elongated valve body (12) molded to have a longitudinally extending body shaped to be gripped and securely held in either hand leaving the hand's thumb free for valve operational movement. The body (12) has at least one fluid passageway (28) extending longitudinally therethrough and cylindrical opening (40) extending transversely therethrough to intercept the passageway (28). A cylindrical molded plastic, one-piece rotor (50) for snug slidable and rotational insertion into the cylindrical opening (40) to block passageway (28) is provided. The rotor (50) has at least one transaxial passageway (64) which opens the at least one fluid passageway (28) through the valve body (12) when the rotor (50) is in its valve opening position and which closes the fluid passageway (28) when the rotor (50) is in its valve closing position.