Patent ID: 11896796
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method, comprising:
providing a flow control valve housing configured to be positioned between an upper portion of a fluid line and a lower portion of a fluid line, the flow control valve housing comprising a first elongated housing and a second elongated housing offset from an exterior of the first elongated housing by an angle, the first elongated housing having an upper port for connecting to the upper portion of the fluid line, and a lower port for connecting to the lower portion of the fluid line, the second elongated housing comprising a lower end and an upper end extending away from the lower end and the fluid line to a syringe port located in the upper end;
providing an elongated sliding valve within and traversing the second elongated housing and configured to slide from a first position, at which a first opening through the sliding valve is positioned at an intersection of the first elongated housing and the second elongated housing to form a first fluid pathway between the upper portion and the lower portion of the fluid line through the first opening, to a second position, at which the first fluid pathway is blocked and a second opening through the sliding valve is positioned to form a second fluid pathway between the upper portion of the fluid line and the syringe port.