Fluid dispensing system with rotatable port assembly
AssigneeLife Technologies Corporation
InventorSteven R. Kjar
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Abstract
A manifold port assembly includes a housing bounding a compartment and having an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports formed thereon and communicating with the compartment. A carousel bounds a plurality of fluid paths that extend therethrough from a corresponding first end to an opposing corresponding second end, at least a portion of each fluid path being spaced apart from the housing and being radially enclosed by the carousel, the carousel being rotatably disposed within the compartment of the housing so that when the first end or the second end of each fluid path is aligned with the inlet port on the housing, the other of the first end or second end of each fluid path is aligned with a corresponding different one of each of the plurality of outlet ports.
Claims20
A manifold port assembly comprising:
- a housing bounding a compartment and having an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports formed thereon and communicating with the compartment;
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- a carousel bounding a plurality of fluid paths that extend therethrough from a corresponding first end to an opposing corresponding second end, at least a portion of each fluid path being spaced apart from the housing and being radially enclosed by the carousel, the carousel being rotatably disposed within the compartment of the housing so that when the first end or the second end of each fluid path is aligned with the inlet port on the housing, the other of the first end or second end of each fluid path is aligned with a corresponding different one of each of the plurality of outlet ports.
A manifold port assembly comprising:
- a housing bounding a compartment and having an inlet port and a plurality of outlet ports formed thereon and communicating with the compartment;
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- a carousel bounding a plurality of fluid paths that extend therethrough from a corresponding first end to an opposing corresponding second end, each of the plurality of fluid paths having a curvature along a length thereof with the curvature of each fluid path being different, at least a portion of each fluid path being spaced apart from the housing and being radially enclosed by the carousel, the carousel being rotatably disposed within the compartment of the housing so that when the first end of each fluid path is aligned with the inlet port on the housing, the second end of each fluid path is aligned with a corresponding different one of the plurality of outlet ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.