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US 2023/0417332 A1Published application
Bioprocess Flow System
AssigneeCytiva Sweden AB
InventorKlaus Gebauer
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Abstract
A valve configured to be in a first state, which is an open state when a flow through the tube should be allowed; a second state during some parts of a process run in the system, said second state is a closed state were a first closing force is provided; and a third state during some parts of a process run in the system, said third state is a closed state were a second closing force is provided which is a higher force than the first closing force.
Claims8
A valve, wherein said valve is configured for being provided in three different states, whereof:
- a first state is an open state where a tube provided with said valve is kept open for allowing flow through the tube;
- a second and a third state are closed states but with different closing forces, whereby a tube provided with said valve is closed for flow in both these closed states but with a higher closing force in the third state than in the second state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.