Directional flow control
US5190067A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | Mar 2, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/87684
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flow control device in which flow channels converge in a housing containing an injection site and a pre-biased flow control diaphragm. The injection site may include a diaphragm. The diaphragm can be acted upon by an internal actuator or plunger that extends into one of the flow channels where the plunger can be engaged by an external member such as a Luer fitting. The actuator or plunger may be of rigid or flexible construction is at the entry position of an intermediate channel and extends to an output channel of the injection site.
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