Systems and methods for providing a flow control valve for a medical device

摘要

The present invention relates generally to a vascular access device having a septum (3) positioned within a lumen of the device, the device further having a pusher (4) for providing a fluid pathway through the septum. In particular, the present invention relates to systems and methods for improving flow of a fluid through the access device, while minimizing stagnation of fluids within the device. These systems and methods include various modified fluid pathways and interactions between the vascular access device body, the septum and the pusher.