摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide medical valves, more particularly, to substantially eliminate fluid drawback in a medical valve. <P>SOLUTION: A gland member (28) within the medical valve (10) is configured to have a substantially consistent or enlarging internal volume as the valve transitions from a closed mode to an open mode. To that end, the valve has a housing (14) forming an interior containing a flow path, and a stationary post member within the interior. The post member has a lumen (36) that is a part of the flow path. The lumen has an opening (34) to the interior of the housing. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT |