Patent · US Expired

Rotary wash valve

US6453929B1 · kind B1 · utility

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15Claims
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Filing dateFeb 16, 2001
Grant dateSep 24, 2002
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T137/86509
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A wash system for a fluid handling system that permits simultaneous washing of a plurality of parallel fluid channels is disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, a specialized rotary wash valve is described. In another aspect of the invention a system which incorporates wash and selector valves is described which permits a plurality of separate fluid lines emerging from the selector valve to be washed simultaneously.

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