Nellie, I remember that and think it's called a lopez valve. That could just be a brand name but it's basically an adapter for the syringe to fit into and pretty easy to use. It the tube is still functioning then they should be able to solve this problem, it's a matter of getting the supplies. Regards JoAnne


JoAnne - Caregiver to husband, cancer rt. tonsil, mets to soft palate, BOT, 7 lymph nodes - T3N2BM0, stage 4. Robotic assisted surgery, radical neck dissection 2/06; 30 IMTX treatments and 4 cycles of cisplatin completed June 06.