Gary C Yip

US Patent:

20180177995, Jun 28, 2018

Filed:

Feb 21, 2018

Appl. No.:

15/901553

Inventors:

Michael D. Laufer - Menlo Park CA, US
Gary Yip - San Carlos CA, US

International Classification:

A61M 39/22

Abstract:

Fluid flow control devices for medical use are disclosed. On one end, a fluid flow control device is configured to be attached to a manifold that is in-line with an infusion setup and the other end of the fluid flow control device is configured to be attached to a sampling or infusion device, such as a syringe. In one aspect, a fluid flow control device has an external casing and an internal casing which is configured to be movably housed within the external casing. The internal casing mates with a fluid outlet on the external casing and upon separating the internal and external casings a fluid flow path is established.