US 11,806,455 B2
Fluid conduit system
Niccolo Chelli, Rufina (IT)
Assigned to Bellco S.R.L., Mirandola (IT)
Filed by Bellco S.R.L., Mirandola (IT)
Filed on Sep. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/476,072.
Prior Publication US 2023/0085348 A1, Mar. 16, 2023
Int. Cl. A61M 1/16 (2006.01); A61M 39/08 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 1/1696 (2013.01) [A61M 1/1601 (2014.02); A61M 39/08 (2013.01); A61M 2039/087 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus comprising:
a medical bag defining a volume;
a nozzle secured to the medical bag, the nozzle including a nozzle inlet, a nozzle outlet, and at least one of a convergent section or a divergent section between the nozzle inlet and the nozzle outlet, wherein the nozzle inlet is configured to receive a fluid flow from the volume;
a rigid conduit supporting the nozzle, the rigid conduit comprising a conduit wall defining a conduit lumen extending from a conduit inlet defined by the rigid conduit to a conduit outlet defined by the rigid conduit,
wherein the conduit wall defines an opening open to the conduit lumen,
wherein the nozzle outlet is configured to discharge the fluid flow from the volume through the conduit inlet to the conduit lumen as the rigid conduit supports the nozzle;
a flexible member secured to the conduit wall, wherein the flexible member covers the opening, and wherein the flexible member is configured to deform to occlude the conduit lumen between the conduit inlet and the conduit outlet when a clamping force in a direction toward conduit lumen is exerted on the flexible member; and
a clamp head configured to pass through the opening to exert the clamping force on the flexible member.