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

Claim 7:
8. A flow control valve, comprising:
a diverter housing positioned between an upper portion of a fluid line and a lower portion of the fluid line, the diverter housing comprising a lower end and an upper end extending away from the lower end and offset at an angle from an exterior of the fluid line to a port located in the upper end of the diverter housing; and
a diverter having an elongated profile within the diverter housing and configured to move within and traverse the diverter housing from a first position, at which a first opening through the diverter is positioned at an intersection of the diverter and the fluid line to form a first fluid pathway between the upper portion and the lower portion of the fluid line, to a second position, at which the first fluid pathway is blocked and a second fluid pathway is formed between the upper portion of the fluid line and the port in the upper end of the diverter housing.