Iv flow regulator
AssigneeBecton Dickinson Holdings Pte. Ltd.
InventorsMum Pew NG, Jithendra KUMAR, Darius ALISANTOSO
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Abstract
There is provided an IV flow regulator including a first part integrated with a flow control slit, the flow control slit being along a fluid path; a second part integrated with a central stem, the central stem including a spiral surface configured to contact the flow control slit, an area of contact defined by the spiral surface and the flow control slit being shaped substantially like an orifice to enable flow along the fluid path; and a dead space chamfer included in the second part at a portion of the fluid path subsequent to the area of contact.
Claims14
An IV flow regulator including:
- a first part integrated with a flow control slit, the flow control slit being along a fluid path;
- a second part integrated with a central stem, the central stem including a spiral surface configured to contact the flow control slit, an area of contact defined by the spiral surface and the flow control slit, the area of contact being shaped substantially like an orifice to enable flow along the fluid path;
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- a dead space chamfer included in the second part at a portion of the fluid path subsequent to the area of contact.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.