{"number":"US12697012B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Reuse prevention for single-use valves for medical devices","english":"Reuse prevention for single-use valves for medical devices"},"abstract":{"original":"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.…","english":"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.…"},"applicants":["Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc."],"inventors":["Brian Luis","Pauline R. Limberg","Ryan Vincent William Pollock","Nathan T. Cummings"],"filingDate":"2021-09-21","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697012B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697012B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697012B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697012B2"}}