Valve, in particular for a device for administering a liquid medicament, and a corresponding device for administering a liquid medicament
AssigneeSofthale NV
InventorsFrank Bartels, Jürgen Rawert
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Abstract
The invention relates to a valve, in particular for a device for administering a liquid medicament, with a valve body which has an interior for receiving a liquid, wherein the valve body has a liquid inlet and an opposite liquid outlet which both open into the interior, wherein the interior accommodates a large number of micro channels which extend in a connection direction between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet. A corresponding device for administering a liquid medicament is also described.
Claims15
A valve for a device for administering a liquid medicine, having a valve body which has an inner space for receiving a liquid, wherein the valve body has a liquid inlet and an opposite liquid outlet, which both open out into the inner space, wherein a plurality of microchannels is arranged in the inner space, said plurality of microchannels extending in a connection direction between the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet, wherein the plurality of microchannels form a grid made of parallel, rod-shaped boundary elements, or of several parallel layers of a grid that are arranged offset in relation to one another, said grid being formed from parallel rod-shaped boundary elements, wherein, in the absence of an applied pressure, the liquid is held stationary within the valve body, and when the applied pressure exceeds a threshold amount, the liquid is transported out of the valve body.
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