Fluid control apparatus
US5466228A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 1993 |
| Grant date | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T137/86871
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A fluid control apparatus comprising a housing having a plurality of discrete ports; conduits individually interconnecting the ports and discrete sources of, and receptacles for, fluid; and a valve member positionable in the housing in preselected fluid transferring positions relative to said ports whereby, in a first fluid transferring position, fluid can be transferred by the valve member from one of the fluid sources to one of the fluid receptacles through the ports thereof and, in a second fluid transferring position, fluid can be transferred by the valve member from the one of the fluid receptacles to a second of the fluid receptacles through the ports.
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