Disposable dental valve device
AssigneeStoma Ventures, LLC
InventorEdward Arguello
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Abstract
A disposable dental valve device is disclosed having a valve body having an interior, a tip receiving end having a tapered interior for receiving a tip, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, and a partial opening formed in the valve body and a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top.
Claims20
A disposable dental valve device comprising:
- a valve body having an interior, a tip receiving end having an opening and a tapered interior for receiving a tip, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, and a partial opening formed in the valve body, the opening having a length with the length of the opening extending into the lumen to a chamfered section;
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- a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top.
A disposable dental valve device comprising:
- a valve body having an interior, a tip receiving end having an opening and a tapered interior for receiving a tip, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, a partial opening formed in the valve body with the partial opening having an annular channel formed in the interior and a bottom receiving end, the opening having a length with the length of the opening extending into the lumen to a chamfered section;
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- a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening and contacting the bottom receiving end, the rotatable valve body having a bore having a first concave opening and a second concave opening with the bore and the openings for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the first and second concave openings forming a lower annular ring for engagement with the bottom receiving end and the interior of the valve body, the rotatable valve body having a top having an annular ridge portion with the annular ridge portion for insertion into the annular channel formed in the interior of the valve body to secure the rotatable valve sealing body within the valve body and a handle portion connected to the top with movement of the handle capable of positioning the bore in alignment with the lumen.
A disposable dental valve device kit comprising:
- a valve body having an interior, a tip receiving end having an opening and a tapered interior for receiving a tip, a hose receiving end, a lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, and a partial opening formed in the valve body, the opening having a length with the length of the opening extending into the lumen to a chamfered section;
- a rotatable valve sealing body adapted to being inserted into the partial opening, the rotatable valve sealing body having a bore for alignment with the lumen formed between the tip receiving end and the hose receiving end, the rotatable valve sealing body having a top and a handle portion connected to the top;
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- a cap device for insertion into a hose connected to a source of vacuum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.