Patency Check Compatible Check Valve And Fluid Delivery System Including The Patency Check Compatible Check Valve
First Claim
1. A patency check compatible check valve, comprising:
- a housing body defining a flow passage, an inlet port communicating with the flow passage, and an outlet port communicating with the flow passage, the housing body further comprising a seal seat in the flow passage between the inlet port and outlet port;
a valve member disposed in the flow passage and adapted to engage the seal seat, the valve member comprising a closed position wherein the valve member engages the seal seat and prevents fluid communication between the inlet port and outlet port and an open position permitting fluid flow from the inlet port to the outlet port in response to fluid flow in the inlet port; and
an actuator operatively connected to the valve member and adapted to place the valve member in an override position permitting bidirectional fluid flow through the flow passage.
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Abstract
The check valve includes a housing body and a valve member. An actuator is associated with the valve member or housing body. The housing body defines a flow passage and an inlet port and an outlet port each communicating with the flow passage. The housing body includes a seal seat in the flow passage between the inlet port and outlet port. The valve member is disposed in the flow passage and is adapted to engage the seal seat. The actuator may be operatively connected to the valve member to place the valve member in an override position permitting bi-directional fluid flow through the flow passage. The valve member may be a cantilever valve member responsive to fluid flow in the flow passage. The valve member may have multiple states or positions. The actuator may be a bypass actuator selectively placing the inlet port in fluid communication with the outlet port.
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40 Claims
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1. A patency check compatible check valve, comprising:
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a housing body defining a flow passage, an inlet port communicating with the flow passage, and an outlet port communicating with the flow passage, the housing body further comprising a seal seat in the flow passage between the inlet port and outlet port; a valve member disposed in the flow passage and adapted to engage the seal seat, the valve member comprising a closed position wherein the valve member engages the seal seat and prevents fluid communication between the inlet port and outlet port and an open position permitting fluid flow from the inlet port to the outlet port in response to fluid flow in the inlet port; and an actuator operatively connected to the valve member and adapted to place the valve member in an override position permitting bidirectional fluid flow through the flow passage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A patency check compatible check valve, comprising:
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a housing body defining a flow passage, an inlet port communicating with the flow passage, and an outlet port communicating with the flow passage, the housing body further comprising a seal seat in the flow passage between the inlet port and outlet port; a cantilever valve member disposed in the flow passage and adapted to engage the seal seat, the cantilever valve member comprising a closed position wherein the cantilever valve member engages the seal seat and prevents fluid communication between the inlet port and outlet port and an open position permitting fluid flow from the inlet port to the outlet port in response to fluid flow in the inlet port. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A patency check compatible check valve, comprising:
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a housing body defining a flow passage, a first inlet port communicating with the flow passage, a second inlet port communicating with the flow passage, and an outlet port communicating with the flow passage, the first and second inlet ports each comprising an inlet port member extending into the flow passage from opposing sides; a valve member disposed in the flow passage and comprising opposing recesses receiving the opposing first and second inlet port members and adapted to form a fluid seal with the opposing first and second inlet port members, the valve member being fluid flow responsive to fluid flow in one or both of the first and second inlet ports to form multiple states comprising; a first state wherein fluid communication between the first inlet port and the outlet port is present while a fluid seal is present between the second inlet port and the outlet port; a second state wherein fluid communication between the second inlet port and the outlet port is present while a fluid seal is present between the first inlet port and the outlet port; and a third state wherein fluid communication is at least partially present between both the first inlet port and the second inlet port and the outlet port. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A patency check compatible check valve, comprising:
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a housing body defining a flow passage, an inlet port communicating with the flow passage, and an outlet port communicating with the flow passage, the housing body further comprising a seal seat in the flow passage between the inlet port and outlet port; a valve member disposed in the flow passage and adapted to engage the seal seat, the valve member comprising a closed position wherein the valve member engages the seal seat and prevents fluid communication between the inlet port and outlet port and an open position permitting fluid flow from the inlet port to the outlet port in response to fluid flow in the inlet port; and a bypass actuator defining at least in part a bypass passage and adapted to selectively place the inlet port in fluid communication with the outlet port, the bypass actuator having a first position wherein fluid flow through the bypass passage to the outlet port is prevented and a bypass position wherein fluid communication is enabled between the inlet port and the outlet port via the bypass passage. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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