Systems and method for valve control in a fill assembly of a medical device
AssigneeGE Precision Healthcare LLC
InventorThomas Lane Bender, II
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for a valve shut-off system of a medical device. In one embodiment, the valve shut-off system of the medical device includes a first pin movable between a first position where a valve is opened and a second position where the valve is closed, the first pin including a slot, and a second pin having a mating geometry with the slot of the first pin, the second pin adjustable between a locked position that holds the first pin in the first position and an unlocked position that enables movement of the first pin between the first position and the second position.
Claims20
A valve shut-off system for a medical device, comprising:
- a first pin movable between a first position where a valve is opened and a second position where the valve is closed, the first pin including a slot;
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- a second pin having a mating geometry with the slot of the first pin, the second pin adjustable between a locked position that holds the first pin in the first position and an unlocked position that enables movement of the first pin between the first position and the second position.
An apparatus for a fill assembly of a medical device reservoir, comprising:
- a fill neck including a central cavity;
- a first pin positioned at least partially within the central cavity, the first pin movable within the central cavity between a first position and a second position;
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- a second pin extending though a mating slot in the first pin and rotatable within the mating slot between a first rotated position and a second rotated position.
A method for refilling a reservoir of a medical device, comprising:
- opening a first valve positioned within a fill assembly of the reservoir by engaging the first valve with a neck of a refill bottle;
- after opening the first valve, opening a second valve positioned within the neck of the refill bottle by locking a position of a slide pin in the fill assembly via a rotating pin;
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- flowing medical agent from the refill bottle to the reservoir via the open first valve and the open second valve.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.