Patent ID: 11898646
Assignee: INTERSURGICAL AG
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  A  Y | IPC A  F

Claim 18:
19. The method according to claim 16, wherein the adjustable valve comprises: a valve body comprising a valve seat; a valve member movable relative to the valve seat; a first valve cap; a second valve cap; and a biasing element provided between the first valve cap and the valve member such that the first valve member is biased away from the first valve cap by a biasing force from the biasing element; wherein the first valve cap is movable within a defined range of motion relative to the valve body such that movement of the first cap in a first direction increases the biasing force applied by the biasing element; and wherein the second valve cap is engageable with the first valve cap at a plurality of positions of the first valve cap within the first valve cap's defined range of motion to prevent movement of the first valve cap in said first direction beyond a selected one of said plurality of positions but to allow movement of the first valve cap in a second direction, opposite to said first direction, within said defined range of motion.