Needlefree Swabable Valves
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Needlefree Valves
Reduce the Risk of Infection
Our Halkey-Roberts line of cost-efficient needlefree swabable valves are designed to reduce the risk of infection when injecting or aspirating fluids. Featuring an intuitive design that eliminates the need for needles, these valves enhance patient safety by minimizing the potential for needlestick injuries and cross-contamination. The swabable surface allows for easy disinfection, further reducing infection risks. Additionally, their robust construction ensures reliable performance and compatibility with a wide range of medical devices, making them a versatile and essential component in modern healthcare settings.
4-Way Stopcocks
Multi-Directional Fluid Control
Needlefree swabable 4-way stopcocks provide secure, closed-system fluid management with leak-free, aseptic access for aspiration, sampling, and fluid administration. Available in male luer lock, male slip luer, tube port, bondable, high-flow, and large-bore configurations, these stopcocks provide precise directional flow control while helping maintain sterility and reduce contamination risk. Constructed from durable polycarbonate with silicone swabable stems, they are designed to withstand demanding clinical environments. Select bondable models can be joined together to form custom manifold assemblies, while large-bore versions support high-flow applications such as anesthesia.
Features and Benefits
- Closed, leak-free fluid pathway
- Swabable aseptic access port
- Precise directional flow control
- Male luer lock and male slip luer configurations
- Tube port and bondable options available
- High-flow and large-bore configurations for increased flow capacity
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue Silicone
- Diverter: White or Blue HDPE
- Available Configurations:
- Male Luer Lock
- Male Slip Luer
- Tube Port
- Bondable
- High Flow
- Large Bore
Bag Access Valves
Integrated IV Bag Access
Needlefree swabable bag access valves are designed for direct attachment to IV bags and fluid containers during the manufacturing process, creating a needlefree access point without the need for conventional spike ports. Serving as both an injection site and a luer-accessible connection point, these valves support high-flow fluid transfer while helping maintain a closed system throughout use. All bag access valves incorporate proven split septum technology and are compatible with standard male luer connectors for secure, reliable access. Available in polycarbonate and BPA-free polypropylene constructions, select polypropylene versions can be heat sealed directly into tubing or fluid bags and are designed to withstand steam sterilization processes. Optional cap configurations provide additional flexibility for a wide range of fluid delivery applications.
Features and Benefits
- Direct attachment to IV bags and fluid containers
- Needlefree access
- High-flow performance
- Compatible with standard male luer connectors
- Proven split septum technology
- Helps maintain a closed fluid delivery system
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear, Blue, or Red Polycarbonate; White Polypropylene
- Stem: Clear or Blue Silicone
- Cap: Available on select configurations
- Available Configurations:
- Polycarbonate Bag Access Valves
- Polypropylene Bag Access Valves
- Capped and Non-Capped Versions
- Designed for 6.6 mm ID Tubing
Barbed Valves
Direct-to-Tubing Access
Needlefree swabable barbed valves provide a convenient access solution for biopharmaceutical, sampling, and fluid transfer applications. Designed for direct insertion into tubing, they eliminate the need for luer fittings, solvents, or adhesives while providing a high-flow, swabable access port. Available in multiple barb sizes, these valves simplify assembly and enable efficient integration into fluid pathways while helping maintain a closed, disinfectable system.
Features and Benefits
- Direct-to-tubing installation
- High-flow performance
- No adhesives or solvents required
- Easy assembly
- Ideal for biopharmaceutical and sampling applications
- Available in multiple barb sizes
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear or Blue Polycarbonate
- Barb Base: Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue Silicone
- Available Configurations:
- 1/8" (3.2 mm) Barb
- 3/16" (4.8 mm) Barb
- 1/4" (6.4 mm) Barb
Bondable Valves
Simplified Tubing Integration
Needlefree swabable bondable valves are designed for seamless integration into tubing systems and medical fluid pathways. Their bondable tube-end design provides a secure, needlefree access point while supporting high-flow fluid transfer and helping maintain a closed system. Designed for compatibility with 4.0 mm tubing and connectors, these valves simplify assembly by eliminating additional connection components. Multiple cap color options are available to support visual identification and workflow organization across a wide range of fluid delivery applications.
Features and Benefits
- High-flow performance
- Bondable tube-end design
- Closed-system needlefree access
- Simplifies tubing assembly
- Multiple cap color options available
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue or Clear Silicone
- Cap Colors: Clear, Blue, Green, or Red
- Available Configurations:
- Slip Tip Design
- 4.0 mm ID Tubing and Connector Compatibility
- Capped and Non-Capped Configurations
Break-Off Valves
Protected Fluid Access
Needlefree swabable break-off valves are designed to isolate stored fluids from the silicone valve component until activation, helping maintain product integrity during storage and handling. Once activated, the valve functions as a high-flow needlefree injection site that can be accessed using a standard mating luer connector. Available in multiple port sizes, these valves provide reliable fluid access while supporting efficient fluid transfer and helping maintain a closed-system design.
Features and Benefits
- Fluid isolation until activation
- Needlefree access after break-off
- High-flow performance
- Compatible with standard mating luer connectors
- Helps maintain product integrity during storage
- Available in multiple port sizes
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue Silicone
- Available Configurations:
- 6.0 mm Port
- 6.6 mm Port
Built-In Valve Assemblies
Low-Profile Device Integration
Needlefree swabable built-in valve assemblies are designed to create a low-profile access site that can be integrated directly into medical devices through sonic welding. Their compact design provides needlefree, closed-system access while maintaining high-flow performance and minimizing device footprint. Engineered for seamless integration into disposable medical devices and fluid management systems, these assemblies help simplify product design while supporting efficient fluid transfer and reliable valve performance.
Features and Benefits
- Low-profile design
- High-flow performance
- Sonic weld integration
- Closed-system needlefree access
- Compact device footprint
- Simplified device integration
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue or Clear Silicone
Hemodialysis (HD) Valves
High-Flow Therapy Access
Needlefree swabable hemodialysis (HD) valves are specifically engineered for high-flow applications such as hemodialysis, apheresis, and drainage procedures. Featuring split septum technology and an enhanced female luer lock, these valves provide a secure, hermetic seal with standard luer syringes and male spin-lock connectors. Their disinfectable, closed-system design helps support bloodstream infection prevention protocols while delivering the flow performance required for demanding therapeutic applications.
Features and Benefits
- High-flow performance
- Enhanced female luer lock connection
- Split septum technology
- Provides a hermetic seal between the syringe luer tip and valve
- Compatible with standard luer syringes and spin-lock connectors
- Suitable for hemodialysis, apheresis, and drainage applications
- Closed, disinfectable design
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear or Yellow Polycarbonate
- Stem: Clear or Blue Silicone
Neutral Displacement (ND) Valves
Reduced Reflux Technology
Needlefree swabable neutral displacement (ND) valves are designed to minimize reflux during disconnection, helping reduce catheter occlusions and associated complications. Reflux of blood into a catheter lumen can lead to occlusions that may require costly declotting agents and can increase the risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs). Featuring split septum technology and a neutral displacement design, these valves support safe and efficient vascular access while maintaining a closed, disinfectable system. Their high-flow performance, low priming volume, ergonomic design, transparent housing, and easy-to-flush construction help simplify clinical use. BPA-free and compatible with chemotherapy drugs, these valves are also pressure rated for contrast media applications, making them well suited for demanding infusion therapies.
Features and Benefits
- Neutral displacement functionality
- Helps reduce reflux during disconnection
- High-flow performance
- Low priming volume
- Ergonomic design
- Easy to flush
- BPA-free construction
- Compatible with chemotherapy drugs
- Contrast media pressure rated
- Split septum technology
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Female Inlet Housing: Blue Copolyester
- Male Outlet Housing: Clear Copolyester
- Stem: Blue Silicone
Snap-On Caps
Septum Protection and Contamination Prevention
Snap-on caps are designed specifically for the Halkey-Roberts line of needlefree swabable valves, providing a simple and effective way to protect the valve septum between uses. The secure snap-on design fits over the female valve end to help reduce the risk of touch contamination while supporting aseptic handling. Compatible across our swabable valve portfolio, these caps help maintain valve cleanliness during storage, transport, and clinical use.
Features and Benefits
- Helps prevent touch contamination of the valve septum
- Secure snap-on design
- Easily installs over female valve threads
- Compatible with all Halkey-Roberts needlefree swabable valve products
- Compatible with EtO, gamma, and steam sterilization
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Cap: Clear Polypropylene
Threaded Valves
Secure Luer Lock Access
Needlefree swabable threaded valves combine high-flow performance with secure luer lock connectivity in a closed-system design. Featuring a female luer lock-compatible connector and a male luer lock adapter, these valves mate securely with standard luer syringes and connectors to provide a hermetic seal between the syringe luer tip and the valve. Their swabable design supports aseptic access while helping reduce the risk of leakage and contamination, making them well suited for fluid delivery, sampling, and other medical fluid management applications.
Features and Benefits
- High-flow performance
- Female luer lock-compatible connector and male luer lock adapter
- Provides a hermetic seal between the syringe luer tip and valve
- Compatible with standard luer syringes and connectors
- Closed-system needlefree access
- Split septum technology
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue Silicone
T-Port Valves
Inline Injection and Sampling
Needlefree swabable T-port valves provide a convenient inline access point for medication injection, sampling, and fluid transfer within IV tubing systems. Designed for direct integration into tubing sets, these valves help maintain a closed, disinfectable access site while supporting high-flow fluid transfer across a range of IV applications, including hemodialysis. Available in multiple port sizes and swivel lock configurations, T-port valves offer flexibility for a variety of fluid management requirements. Their ergonomic design allows for easy grasping during luer connection and disconnection, helping simplify clinical workflows.
Features and Benefits
- Inline tubing integration
- High-flow performance
- Ergonomic design for easy grasping during luer connection
- Closed-system needlefree access
- Suitable for IV applications, including hemodialysis
- Multiple port size options available
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue Silicone
- Cap Colors: Clear, Red, or Blue
- Available Configurations:
- Small Bore T-Port
- Swivel Lock T-Port
- Available Port Sizes:
- 2.0 mm
- 3.2 mm
- 4.0 mm
- 6.6 mm
Transfer Adapters
High-Volume Fluid Transfer
Needlefree swabable transfer adapters are designed for stem cell processing, biopharmaceutical manufacturing, drainage procedures, and other applications involving large fluid volumes or viscous media. Their needlefree design supports efficient, closed-system fluid transfer while maintaining compatibility with standard catheter-tip syringes. Engineered for high-flow performance, these adapters provide reliable access for fluid movement and sampling while helping reduce contamination risks associated with open-system transfer methods. Multiple color options are available to support identification and workflow organization.
Features and Benefits
- Suitable for large-volume fluid transfer
- Handles viscous media
- Compatible with standard catheter-tip syringes
- Closed-system needlefree access
- High-flow performance
- Multiple color options available
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear, Blue, Green, Red, or Yellow Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue Silicone
- Available Port Sizes:
- 6.6 mm Port
Tube-End Valves
Integrated Tubing Connectivity
Needlefree swabable tube-end valves are designed to simplify IV set assembly by incorporating specific tubing sizes directly into the distal end of the valve. By eliminating the need for separate adapters between tubing and standard luer connectors, these valves help reduce component count and simplify assembly. Their closed-system, needlefree construction provides reliable access for sampling, medication delivery, and fluid transfer, while high-flow performance supports a wide range of medical applications. Available in multiple tube port sizes, material options, stem colors, and cap colors, tube-end valves offer flexibility for a variety of tubing and device requirements.
Features and Benefits
- High-flow performance
- Incorporates tubing connectivity directly into the valve body
- Eliminates the need for separate adapters
- Closed-system needlefree access
- Simplifies IV set assembly
- Available in multiple tube port sizes
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate or Clear Copolyester
- Stem: Blue or Clear Silicone
- Cap Colors: Red, Green, or Yellow (select configurations)
- Available Configurations:
- Tube-End Valve
- Capped Tube-End Valve
- Available Tube Port Sizes:
- 2.0 mm
- 2.5 mm
- 2.8 mm
- 3.0 mm
- 3.2 mm
- 3.7 mm
- 4.0 mm
Vial Caps
Needlefree Vial Access
Needlefree swabable vial caps provide a secure, luer-compatible interface for withdrawing and injecting fluids into standard medication vials. Designed to attach securely to 13 mm and 20 mm vial formats, these caps incorporate patented needlefree technology and a three-piece design that simplifies fluid transfer while helping maintain a closed, disinfectable access site. Their high-flow performance and low 0.06 mL priming volume support efficient medication preparation and delivery, while vented and non-vented configurations provide flexibility for a variety of pharmaceutical and laboratory applications.
Features and Benefits
- Needlefree vial access
- Compatible with standard 13 mm and 20 mm vials
- High-flow performance
- Low 0.06 mL priming volume
- Secure vial attachment
- Patented three-piece design
- Available in vented and non-vented configurations
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate
- Stem: Blue Silicone
- Available Configurations:
- 13 mm Vial Cap
- 20 mm Vial Cap
- Vented 20 mm Vial Cap
Y-Port Valves
Inline Fluid Access
Needlefree swabable Y-port valves incorporate a swabable luer lock-compatible connector within an inline Y-adapter, providing convenient access for fluid administration, sampling, and infusion applications. Designed to mate securely with standard luer syringes and connectors, these valves provide a hermetic seal between the syringe luer tip and the valve while maintaining high-flow performance. Their closed-system, needlefree design supports efficient fluid management, while large-bore and small-bore configurations provide flexibility for a variety of tubing and flow requirements.
Features and Benefits
- Integrated Y-connector design
- High-flow performance
- Provides a hermetic seal between the syringe luer tip and valve
- Compatible with standard luer syringes and connectors
- Closed-system needlefree access
- Available in large-bore and small-bore configurations
Specifications and Technical Information
- Materials and Colors:
- Body: Clear Polycarbonate or Clear Copolyester
- Stem: Blue Silicone
- Available Configurations:
- Small Bore
- Large Bore
- Available Port Sizes:
- 3.2 mm Port
- 4.0 mm Port
- 4.3 mm Port
Needlefree Connector Applications
Designed to Combat Infection
Our Halkey-Roberts line of needlefree swabable valves are crucial in various medical and pharmaceutical applications. They ensure sterile and efficient processes in flushing and drainage systems, and provide safe, reliable fluid and medication administration in IV applications. In urology, they facilitate secure catheter connections, while in blood processing, they ensure contamination-free handling. Cardiology relies on them for precise medication administration. Additionally, these valves maintain the sterility and integrity of sensitive compounds in the pharmaceutical and disposable biopharmaceutical industries.
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The hermetic septum seal reduces the risk of biofilm formation by preventing microorganisms from entering the system. It also minimizes contamination from bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens.
Closed-System Access with Reliable Fluid Flow
Our needlefree swabable valve portfolio is designed to support safe, efficient fluid transfer while helping maintain a closed, disinfectable system. Featuring proven valve technology, high-flow performance, and compatibility with industry-standard luer connectors, these valves help simplify fluid management across a wide range of medical and biopharmaceutical applications.
- Needlefree access helps reduce the risk of needlestick injuries
- Swabable access sites support aseptic handling and disinfection
- Closed-system designs help reduce the risk of contamination
- High-flow performance supports efficient fluid transfer
- Low priming volume options available
- Compatible with standard luer syringes and connectors
- Split septum technology available across multiple product families
- Transparent housing and stem options available for fluid path visibility
- Materials available that are BPA-free, DEHP-free, and not made with natural rubber latex
- Broad range of configurations, connection styles, and tubing interfaces available
Technical Information
| Materials | Polycarbonate Copolyester Silicone Polypropylene Silicone Rubber HDPE |
| Configurations | 4-Way Stopcocks Bag Access Valves Barbed Valves Bondable Valves Break-Off Valves Built-In Valve Assemblies Hemodialysis Valves Neutral Displacement Valves Snap-On Caps Threaded Valves T-Port Valves Transfer Adapters Tube-End Valves Vial Caps Y-Port Valves |
| Sterilization | EtO Compatible Gamma Radiation Stable Steam |
Important: All HR Medical Components are shipped bulk, non-sterile, and are single patient use medical device components requiring further processing (e.g. assembly, packaging, sterilization) before clinical use. The buyer is responsible for determining effects of processing/multiple usage on these components, the appropriateness of the component in the final application, and pre/post sterilization shelf life.
Custom Components
Whether it's a slight modification of one of our catalog components, a design that you need manufactured, or something completely unique that requires full product development, Nordson MEDICAL has the experience and proficiency to support your project from concept through full-scale manufacturing.