CPC A61M 16/0463 (2013.01) [A61M 16/0825 (2014.02); A61M 16/0833 (2014.02); A61M 16/208 (2013.01); A61M 2205/276 (2013.01); A61M 2205/585 (2013.01)] | 15 Claims |
1. A suction control valve assembly comprising:
a housing having an interior cavity;
a tubular segment comprising a pathway extending therethrough, and an access opening to the pathway, the tubular segment disposed within the interior cavity of the housing and having a first conduit segment and a second conduit segment, where the access opening is arranged between a valve end of the first conduit segment and a valve end of the second conduit segment, and the valve end of the first conduit segment defines a valve seat proximal to the access opening;
a resilient valve member being coupled to and enclosing the access opening of the pathway, the resilient valve member comprising a valve plug configured to sealably engage against the valve seat; and
an actuator coupled to the valve member, wherein the actuator is moveable to elastically deform the valve member from a first position, where the pathway is occluded by the valve plug engaged against the valve seat, toward a second position, where the pathway is not occluded by the valve plug.
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