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Explusion valve assembly

US7631657B2 · kind B2 · utility

4Cited by

2References

25Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Otto Bock Healthcare LP · DE

Inventors

Randall D. Alley · Thousand Oaks, US
Adam Soss · Calabasas, US
Dustin Bouch · Petaluma, US

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 28, 2005
Grant date	Dec 15, 2009
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 4, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T137/7933
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A valve assembly having a threadless base and a removable threadless insert that separately contains a check valve piece. The check valve piece is resiliently supported to abut a seal fitted to the insert. In one assembly, a pair of resiliently biased latch arms restrain the insert to the base. Flanges at the latch arms are resiliently biased to flex and grip the base as the insert is pushed into the base. Insert removal is effected with the release and lifting of the latch arms. In another assembly, the insert is magnetically coupled to the base and a resiliently biased check valve piece and setscrew adjuster regulates flow pressure.

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