Abstract: Needle free valve device (1) for controlling the flow of fluid in a pathway, the device (1) being operable in a closed and in an open configuration and comprising a first component (3), a second component (9), a locking means configured to selectively engage the first component (3) with the second component (9) in the open configuration when the first component (3) is displaced in an opening direction (23) along a valve axis toward the second component (9) or in the closed configuration when the first component (3) is displaced against the opening direction (23) away from the second component (9), and a sealing component (15) having a resilient portion (19), the resilient portion (19) comprising at least one slit (26) and engaging the second component (9) to provide a seal in the closed configuration, wherein the resilient portion (19) is adapted to move, buckle or flex to enable fluid flow through the at least one slit (26) upon application of a mechanical force of the second component (9) on the resilient p

Abstract: An anti-free-flow valve for use with an enteral feeding or infusion pump is disclosed. The valve includes a first component connectable to a first tube and has a first cavity and a sealing element and a second component adapted to be connected to the first component and a second tube and having a second cavity, a valve seat and a flexible portion. The sealing element and the valve seat are sealingly engageable to control fluid flow between the first and second cavities. The valve is configured such that applying an axial tension force between the first and second components brings the valve into an open position. The second component's flexible portion includes a bellows which has a spring function in the axial direction and a housing at least partially covering the second component and configured to operate as a stop limiting the axial movement of the second component.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a one-way valve 1, especially for medical use, comprising at least one valve housing, an inlet 22, an outlet 26, and a valve element consisting of a valve body 20 and a valve seal 16. To it make possible for the one-way valve 1 to function reliably even in the case of liquids containing dietary fiber and for the tubing assembly to be filled rapidly, it is provided according to the invention that the valve body 20 comprises a passageway 21, which opens out into a sealing cavity 23 between the valve body 20 and the valve seal 16, and that the valve seal 16 comprises an opening 39, which can be closed in such a way by the valve body 20upon relative movement of two housing parts 2, 3 that the valve seal 16 rests with a sealing lip 28 against the valve body 20.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector (1, 2) for use in fluid driving applications such as enteral feeding sets, catheters, and other medical devices, comprising a body (3) having a cylindrical coupling portion (7) with a substantially circular coupling surface (8) and having an outer surface (9) extending from the coupling surface (8) to form an internal cavity (11), a tube mating portion (13) extending outward from the body (3) for connecting to a tube, at least one thread sector (15) provided at the coupling portion (7), and at least one locking means (17) on the coupling portion (7), and at least one locking means (17) on the coupling surface (8).

Abstract: An anti-free-flow valve for engagement for use with an enteral feeding or infusion pump has a (1) first component connectable to a first tube and having a first cavity and a sealing element and (2) a second component adapted to be connected to the first component and a second tube and having a second cavity, a valve seat and a flexible portion, the sealing element and the valve seat being sealingly engageable to control fluid flow between the first and second cavities, the valve being configured such that applying an axial tension force between the first and second components brings the valve into an open condition, and improvements including: the second component's flexible portion including at least one bellows having a spring function in the axial direction; and a housing at least partially covering the second component and configured to operate as a stop limiting the axial movement of the second component.

Abstract: The invention pertains to a one-way valve 1, especially for medical use, comprising at least one valve housing, an inlet 22, an outlet 26, and a valve element consisting of a valve body 20 and a valve seal 16. To it make possible for the one-way valve 1 to function reliably even in the case of liquids containing dietary fiber and for the tubing assembly to be filled rapidly, it is provided according to the invention that the valve body 20 comprises a passageway 21, which opens out into a sealing cavity 23 between the valve body 20 and the valve seal 16, and that the valve seal 16 comprises an opening 39, which can be closed in such a way by the valve body 20 upon relative movement of two housing parts 2, 3 that the valve seal 16 rests with a sealing lip 28 against the valve body 20.

Abstract: The present invention provides a connector (1, 2) for use in fluid driving applications such as enteral feeding sets, catheters, and other medical devices, comprising a body (3) having a cylindrical coupling portion (7) with a substantially circular coupling surface (8) and having an outer surface (9) extending from the coupling surface (8) to form an internal cavity (11), a tube mating portion (13) extending outward from the body (3) for connecting to a tube, at least one thread sector (15) provided at the coupling portion (7), and at least one locking means (17) on the coupling portion (7), and at least one locking means (17) on the coupling surface (8).