Manifold and Valve Seal for Use with a Medical Device
First Claim
1. A manifold for use in a medical procedure, the manifold comprising:
- a port housing having a plurality of ports defined therein;
a valve housing;
an actuatable valve positioned in the valve housing, the actuatable valve adapted for selectively establishing a desired fluid pathway through the manifold; and
a seal interposed between the actuatable valve and the valve housing;
wherein the seal includes a first annular element, a second annular element, and a land extending between the first annular element and the second annular element.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a manifold including a housing having multiple ports and multiple bores networking the ports. An actuatable valve, such as a slidable valve, including one or more bores may be positioned in the housing such that the valve is actuatable between a first position and a second position. Actuation of the valve may selectively establish a desired fluid pathway through the manifold. One or more seals may be interposed between the valve and the housing. The seal includes at least a first sealing element, a second sealing element, and a land extending between the sealing elements. The sealing elements are configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the housing and the valve when the valve is in either the first or second position, and the land is configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the housing and the valve when the valve is in an intermediate position.
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25 Claims
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1. A manifold for use in a medical procedure, the manifold comprising:
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a port housing having a plurality of ports defined therein; a valve housing; an actuatable valve positioned in the valve housing, the actuatable valve adapted for selectively establishing a desired fluid pathway through the manifold; and a seal interposed between the actuatable valve and the valve housing; wherein the seal includes a first annular element, a second annular element, and a land extending between the first annular element and the second annular element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A manifold for use in a medical procedure, the manifold comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of ports and a plurality of bores networking the plurality of ports; an actuatable valve including one or more bores positioned in the housing, the actuatable valve actuatable between a first position and a second position, such that actuation of the actuatable valve may selectively establish a desired fluid pathway through the manifold; and a seal interposed between the actuatable valve and the housing; wherein the seal includes a first sealing element, a second sealing element, and a land extending between the first sealing element and the second sealing element; and wherein the first and second sealing elements are configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the housing and the actuatable valve when the actuatable valve is in either the first or second position, and the land is configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the housing and the actuatable valve when the actuatable valve is intermediate the first and second positions. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A manifold for controlling which of several ports is in fluid communication with a medical device, the manifold comprising:
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a housing including a plurality of ports and a plurality of bores networking the plurality of ports; an actuatable valve having one or more bores selectively in fluid communication with one or more of the plurality of bores of the housing; and a seal interposed between the housing and the actuatable valve, the seal including a primary seal portion configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the housing and the actuatable valve when the one or more bores of the actuatable valve are aligned with the one or more of the plurality of bores of the housing, and a secondary seal portion configured to provide a fluid tight seal between the housing and the actuatable valve when the one or more bores of the actuatable valve are misaligned with the one or more of the plurality of bores of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of preventing egress of fluid at the interface between two portions of a manifold of a medical device, the method comprising:
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providing a manifold housing having a first bore in fluid communication with a first port of the manifold housing and a second bore in fluid communication with a second port of the manifold housing; providing an actuatable valve slidably actuatable relative to the manifold housing, the actuatable valve including a first bore which may be actuated to be in fluid communication with the first bore of the manifold housing and the second bore of the manifold housing, and the actuatable valve including a second bore which may be actuated to be in fluid communication with the first bore of the manifold housing and the second bore of the manifold housing; placing a seal between the actuatable valve and the manifold housing, wherein the seal includes a first annular element, a second annular element, and a first land extending between the first annular element and the second annular element. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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