Disposable dental valve device having a check valve
AssigneeStoma Ventures, LLC
InventorsCharles Thomas, Edward Arguello
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A disposable dental valve device is disclosed having a valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, a partial opening formed in the valve body, and a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving opening and a hose receiving opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a check valve positioned on the tip receiving opening, and the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top.
Claims20
A disposable dental valve device comprising:
- a valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, a partial opening formed in the valve body, and an annular channel formed in the partial opening;
- and
- a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bottom having an opening, an exterior surface having an annular ridge portion with the ridge portion for fitting into the annular channel in a snap fit engagement to secure the rotatable valve sealing body within the valve body, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving opening and a hose receiving opening, a check valve positioned within the opening in the bottom and the bore to selectively open or close the bore, and the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top.
A disposable dental valve device comprising:
- a valve body having an exterior rib, a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, a partial opening formed in the valve body;
- and
- a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bottom having an opening, an exterior surface, a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving opening and a hose receiving opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a check valve positioned within the opening in the bottom and the bore and the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top.
A disposable dental valve device kit comprising:
- a valve body having a tip receiving end, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, a partial opening formed in the valve body, and an annular channel formed in the partial opening;
- a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bottom having an opening, an exterior surface having an annular ridge portion with the ridge portion for fitting into the annular channel in a snap fit engagement to secure the rotatable valve sealing body within the valve body, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the bore having a tip receiving opening and a hose receiving opening, the tip receiving opening having a check valve positioned within the opening in the bottom and the bore to selectively open or close the bore and the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top;
- and
- a cap device for insertion into a hose connected to a source of vacuum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.