US5356394A
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Cannula with ball valve
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1992-10-09
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Granted: 1994-10-18
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Expires: 2012-10-09
Abstract
Abstract An improved cannula for providing access to a body passage for inserting instruments. The cannula of the present invention includes an improvement in the form of a biased ball valve for sealing the inlet of a housing attached to the proximal end of the cannula. The ball valve includes a seal member with an upwardly curved portion that is biased towards a second seal portion at a second end of the housing whereby the ball seats and seals the inlet to the housing cavity.
Inventors
- 👤 Kevin Farley
- 👤 Daniel M. Gudeman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 17:37
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B17/34; A61B17/3498
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
235 words
An improved cannula having a hollow body defining a cannula passage sized to receive instruments running therethrough, the cannula body having a distal end to be disposed in the human body and having a proximal end, wherein the improvement comprises a ball valve connected to the proximal end of said cannula body, the valve comprising: (a) a hollow valve housing defining a cavity, the valve housing having an inlet and an outlet to said cavity sized to receive instruments, the inlet and outlet being located at opposite sides of the housing and being arranged along a first axis collinear with said cannula passage, the cavity further having a first end and a second end located opposite thereto, said ends being arranged along a second axis which intersects said first axis, the outlet being connected to the proximal end of the cannula body such that the cannula passage and a portion of the valve cavity between the inlet and the outlet are connected and collinear; (b) a movable ball disposed within the valve cavity between the first end and the second end along said second axis which intersects; and (c) first sealing means having upwardly curved face portion for engaging a portion of said ball and for pushing the ball along said second axis into an inlet sealing position, said seal means having associated therewith, biasing means for biasing the sealing means along said second axis.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
235 words
An improved cannula having a hollow body defining a cannula passage sized to receive instruments running therethrough, the cannula body having a distal end to be disposed in the human body and having a proximal end, wherein the improvement comprises a ball valve connected to the proximal end of said cannula body, the valve comprising: (a) a hollow valve housing defining a cavity, the valve housing having an inlet and an outlet to said cavity sized to receive instruments, the inlet and outlet being located at opposite sides of the housing and being arranged along a first axis collinear with said cannula passage, the cavity further having a first end and a second end located opposite thereto, said ends being arranged along a second axis which intersects said first axis, the outlet being connected to the proximal end of the cannula body such that the cannula passage and a portion of the valve cavity between the inlet and the outlet are connected and collinear; (b) a movable ball disposed within the valve cavity between the first end and the second end along said second axis which intersects; and (c) first sealing means having upwardly curved face portion for engaging a portion of said ball and for pushing the ball along said second axis into an inlet sealing position, said seal means having associated therewith, biasing means for biasing the sealing means along said second axis.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The cannula of claim 1 wherein said housing comprises a first opening to said first end of said cavity and a second opening to said second end of said cavity, said first and second openings having means for closure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The cannula of claim 2 wherein at least one of said first end closure and second end closure means is detachably fixed to said housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The cannula of claim 3 wherein at least one of said first end closure means and second end closure means are made of the same material as the valve housing.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
The cannula of claim 1 further comprising said first sealing means slidably disposed within the valve cavity between the ball and the valve housing first end, the first sealing means being in bias cooperating close engagement with the interior surface of the valve housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
The cannula of claim 5 further comprising a second sealing portion disposed within the valve cavity between the ball and the second end, the second sealing portion being in close engagement with the interior surface of the valve housing in which the means for biasing the ball from an open position to a sealed position biases said first sealing means towards the ball and biases the ball towards the second sealing portion, the first and second sealing portions cooperating to prevent fluids from passing between the valve inlet and valve outlet.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The cannula of claim 6 wherein the first sealing means and the second sealing portion are made of an elastomeric material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
The cannula of claim 7 wherein the means for biasing said first sealing means and said ball from an open position to a sealed position is the first sealing means extending from the ball to the first end.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The cannula of claim 5 wherein the valve housing first end extends outward from the cannula body at an angle of 30°.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
24 words
The cannula of claim 1 wherein the inlet is sized for receiving instruments such that the inlet is sealed upon insertion of the instrument.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
43 words
The cannula of claim 1 wherein the means for biasing said first sealing means and said ball from an open position to a sealed position is a spring disposed between the valve housing first end and said first sealing means and said ball.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
43 words
The cannula of claim 1 further comprising an end barrel affixed to the inlet of the valve, the end barrel having an opening for receiving instruments, the end barrel opening being sized such that the opening is sealed upon insertion of the instrument.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cannula of claim 12 wherein the end barrel is detachably affixed to the inlet of the-valve such that a number of end barrels having different sized openings may be affixed thereto.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
The cannula of claim 1 wherein the ball is made of nylon.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
14 words
The cannula of claim 1 wherein the ball is made of an elastomeric material.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
The cannula of claim 1 wherein said first axis comprises a centerline collinear with a centerline of the cannula passage and the center of the ball is located above the center line of said axis.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The cannula of claim 3 wherein the means for biasing said first sealing means and said ball from an open position to a sealed position biases the ball toward the sealed position.
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