Patent ID: 11896802
Assignee: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
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.