Invention Application
- Patent Title: REUSE PREVENTION FOR SINGLE-USE VALVES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES
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Application No.: US17480857Application Date: 2021-09-21
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Publication No.: US20220095894A1Publication Date: 2022-03-31
- Inventor: Brian Luis , Pauline R. Limberg , Ryan Vincent William Pollock , Nathan T. Cummings
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MN Maple Grove
- Main IPC: A61B1/00
- IPC: A61B1/00 ; A61B1/015

Abstract:
The cleaning valves (or valves) of the current disclosure are generally single-use devices (SUDs) and therefore disposable. Reusing SUDs can be disadvantageous, as single-use devices are not designed to be reusable. Accordingly, valves (or valve assemblies) for medical devices, such as endoscopes, disclosed may be configured to transition from a first state to a second state in response to utilization of the valve, e.g., to control fluid flow through a valve well. The transition from the first state to the second state may prevent reuse of valves of the present disclosure. For instance, a lumen between first and second orifices in a valve stem may be blocked or disconnected.
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