Patent ID: 11883314
Assignee: DJO, LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F  Y | IPC A  F

Claim 15:
16. A valve for use in an inflatable orthopedic device, the valve comprising:
a fluid inlet port;
a plurality of fluid outlet ports; and
a fluid control means that is positionable in two or more orientations, the fluid inlet port and the plurality of fluid outlet ports each extending at a downward angle from an exterior surface of the fluid control means, wherein:
a first fluid path is created between the fluid inlet port and a first of the fluid outlet ports when the fluid control means is positioned in a first orientation, and
a second fluid path is created between the fluid inlet port and a second of the fluid outlet ports when the fluid control means is positioned in a second orientation, the second fluid path passing from an exterior opening of the fluid inlet port upward at an angle into a center of the fluid control means, across the center of the fluid control means, and downward at an angle through an exterior opening of the second of the plurality of fluid outlet ports.