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US 9,789,300 B2Granted
Valve device, valve insert, external functional means, treatment apparatus, and method
AssigneeFresenius Medical Care Deutschland GmbH
InventorMartin Lauer
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a valve device comprising an elastic valve insert and a reception means for the valve insert. It further relates to a valve insert, an external functional means and a treatment apparatus, as well as a manufacturing method and methods in which the valve device of the invention may be employed.
Claims27
A valve device comprising:
- at least one valve insert which is elastic in at least one portion thereof;
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- at least one reception means for receiving the valve insert,
- wherein the valve insert is configured such that due to its elasticity it may be switched between at least three different valve states upon an impression of path and/or an application of force, and
- wherein the valve states are selected from the group consisting of an opened functional state of the valve, a check valve state, a control or regulation valve state and a closed valve state.
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