US 11,896,802 B2
Port-flushing control valve
George M. Mansour, Diamond Bar, CA (US); and Christopher J. Zollinger, Chino Hills, CA (US)
Assigned to CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by CareFusion 303, Inc., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Aug. 29, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/898,290.
Application 16/781,984 is a division of application No. 15/174,769, filed on Jun. 6, 2016, granted, now 10,561,786, issued on Feb. 18, 2020.
Application 17/898,290 is a continuation of application No. 16/781,984, filed on Feb. 4, 2020, granted, now 11,426,516.
Application 15/174,769 is a continuation of application No. 13/225,015, filed on Sep. 2, 2011, granted, now 9,375,561, issued on Jun. 28, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409812 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 39/26 (2006.01); A61M 39/22 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61M 5/14 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/16813 (2013.01) [A61M 39/10 (2013.01); A61M 39/223 (2013.01); A61M 39/225 (2013.01); A61M 39/26 (2013.01); A61M 2005/1403 (2013.01); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2426 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A valve comprising:
a body having a first port, a second port, a third port, and a post; and
a rotatable element having an inlet port, an outlet port, a channel extending from the inlet port to the outlet port, a side port fluidly coupled to the channel, and an axis of rotation;
wherein at least a portion of the rotatable element is disposed within the body such that the post protrudes into the rotatable element, and the rotatable element is displaceable with respect to the body along the axis of rotation as the rotatable element is moved between a first configuration and a second configuration, and wherein the post blocks the channel when the rotatable element is in the first configuration such that a fluid entering the first port flows only through the inlet port, the side port, the third port, and the outlet port to the second port.