Two-way outdwelling slit valving of medical liquid flow through a cannula and methods

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PATENT NO 5169393
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07776927

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A cardiovascular outdwelling, normally closed, pressure-responsive bi-directional slit valve liquid flow control and related methods wherein a diaphragm having a slit therein is flexed distally by hydrostatic pressure and proximally by negative pressure at different points in time to selectively open the slit and accomodate the flow of IV solution to a medical patient through a cannula and blood sampling from the cardiovascular system of the patient through the cannula in such a way as to prevent bleed-back and clotting of blood within the cannula.

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  • NAMIC/VA, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Moorehead, Robert 1694 E. 5685 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84121 1 187
Wiita, Thomas A 1127 Goldenrod, Corona del Mar, CA 92625 14 1438

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