CPC A61M 39/223 (2013.01) [A61B 34/35 (2016.02); A61M 1/774 (2021.05); A61M 3/022 (2014.02); A61M 3/0208 (2014.02); A61M 3/0212 (2014.02); A61M 3/0283 (2013.01); A61M 39/225 (2013.01); F16K 3/26 (2013.01); F16K 11/165 (2013.01); F16K 27/065 (2013.01); F16K 31/535 (2013.01); A61B 2034/305 (2016.02); A61M 1/77 (2021.05); A61M 2039/226 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2473 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2486 (2013.01); A61M 2205/584 (2013.01); F16K 11/10 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A suction/irrigation medical device comprising:
a valve body having one or more conduits fluidically coupled thereto;
a first channel extending through the valve body, the first channel comprising a proximal portion, a middle portion, and a distal portion, wherein a central axis extends through the first channel, and wherein the proximal, middle, and distal portions of the first channel are aligned along the central axis;
a first valve plunger disposed along the first channel and configured to move along a first axis to open and close the first channel, the first valve plunger including a first opening coupling the proximal and middle portions of the first channel when the first valve plunger is in a first position; and
a second valve plunger disposed along the first channel and along a second channel extending through the valve body, the second valve plunger having a second opening coupling the middle and distal portions of the first channel and coupling the second channel to the distal portion of the first channel when the second valve plunger is in a first position, the second opening of the second valve plunger including at least one dimension that is greater than a corresponding dimension of the first opening of the first valve plunger.
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