US 20100191185A1
(i9) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication oo) Pub. No.: US 2010/0191185 Al
Miller (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 29,2010
(54) POWER INJECTION VALVE
(76) Inventor: Stephen C. Miller, Queensbury,
NY (US)
Correspondence Address:
Bingham McCutchen LLP
2020 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20006 (US)
(21) Appl.No.: 12/362,004
(22) Filed: Jan. 29, 2009
Publication Classification
(51) Int. CI.
A61M1/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 604/118
(57) ABSTRACT
A device for transferring fluids between an internal structure in a living body and an exterior thereof, comprises a housing including a pressure activated lumen extending to a distal end opening to a power injection lumen that extends to a distal port configured for connection to a fluid conduit extending to a target structure within the body and a pressure activated valve extending across the pressure activated lumen and controlling fluid flow therethrough, the pressure activated valve opening to permit fluid flow therethrough into the power injection lumen when a fluid pressure differential thereacross is at least a first predetermined threshold level and remaining sealed when the fluid pressure differential thereacross is less than the first threshold level in combination with a proximal port coupled to the housing for movement between a first position in which a proximal end of the power injection lumen opens to the proximal port and a second position in which a proximal end of the pressure activated lumen opens to the proximal port.
