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US 11,896,802 B2Granted
Port-flushing control valve
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsGeorge M. Mansour, Christopher J. Zollinger
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Abstract
A valve is disclosed that has a body with an inlet, an outlet, and a needleless access port coupled to the body. The access port has an interior space and is configured to be actuated by a needleless connector. The inlet is selectively coupled to the outlet through the interior space such that fluid entering the inlet entirely flows through the interior space to the outlet.
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A valve comprising:
- a body having a first port, a second port, a third port, and a post;
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- a rotatable element having an inlet port, an outlet port, a channel extending from the inlet port to the outlet port, a side port fluidly coupled to the channel, and an axis of rotation;
- wherein at least a portion of the rotatable element is disposed within the body such that the post protrudes into the rotatable element, and the rotatable element is displaceable with respect to the body along the axis of rotation as the rotatable element is moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein the post blocks the channel when the rotatable element is in the first configuration such that a fluid entering the first port flows only through the inlet port, the side port, the third port, and the outlet port to the second port.
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A valve comprising:
- a body having a first port, a second port, a third port, a flow path extending between the first, second, and third ports, and a post extending into an intersection of the flow path between the first, second, and third ports;
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- a rotatable element comprising a portion having an inlet port, an outlet port, a channel extending from the inlet port to the outlet port, a side port fluidly coupled to the channel, and an axis of rotation;
- wherein the portion of the rotatable element is positioned within the intersection of the flow path between the first, second, and third ports, and is displaceable with respect to the body along the axis of rotation as the rotatable element is moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the post blocks the channel when the rotatable element is in the first configuration such that a fluid entering the first port flows only through the inlet port, the side port, the third port, and the outlet port to the second port.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.