Inflation control valve
AssigneeDjo, LLC
InventorsBenjamin Batterson, Manikandan Sasidharan, Robert Ketelhohn
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Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices are described for providing a fluid control for an inflation system. The control directs fluid flow from an inlet to one or more outlets of the control. The outlets are independently connected in fluid communication with the inlet by through the control. The control allows a user to create a fluid path between the inlet and a selected outlet by positioning the control in an orientation corresponding to the desired outlet. Each outlet is independently connected in fluid communication with the inlet in various orientations of the control.
Claims16
A valve for use in an inflatable orthopedic device, the valve comprising:
- a fluid inlet port;
- a plurality of fluid outlet ports;
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- a fluid control means that is positionable in two or more orientations, the fluid inlet port and the plurality of outlet ports each extending at a downward angle from an exterior surface of the fluid control means, wherein:
- a first fluid path is created between the fluid inlet port and a first of the fluid outlet ports when the fluid control means is positioned in a first orientation, the first fluid path passing from an exterior opening of the fluid inlet port, upward at an angle into a center of the fluid control means, across the center of the fluid control means, and downward at an angle through an exterior opening of the first of the plurality of outlet port, and
- a second fluid path is created between the fluid inlet port and a second of the fluid outlet ports when the fluid control means is positioned in a second orientation.
A valve for use in an inflatable orthopedic device, the valve comprising:
- a fluid inlet port;
- a plurality of fluid outlet ports;
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- a fluid control means that is positionable in two or more orientations, the fluid inlet port and the plurality of fluid outlet ports each extending at a downward angle from an exterior surface of the fluid control means, wherein:
- a first fluid path is created between the fluid inlet port and a first of the fluid outlet ports when the fluid control means is positioned in a first orientation, and
- a second fluid path is created between the fluid inlet port and a second of the fluid outlet ports when the fluid control means is positioned in a second orientation, the second fluid path passing from an exterior opening of the fluid inlet port upward at an angle into a center of the fluid control means, across the center of the fluid control means, and downward at an angle through an exterior opening of the second of the plurality of fluid outlet ports.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.