Patent ID: 9615945
Date: 2017-04-11
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A device for connecting a pump to a through-bore which is provided in a prosthesis socket, the device comprises: at least one channel comprising: at least one valve, the at least one valve being movable into a first mode in which the at least one valve operates as a one-way valve and into a second mode in which the at least one valve operates as a two-way valve, wherein when the at least one valve is in the first mode, air flows through the at least one valve and the at least one channel only in a first direction from the first orifice to the second orifice, and when the at least one valve is in the second mode, air flows through the at least one valve and the at least one channel in the first direction and in a second direction from the second orifice to the first orifice; wherein the at least one valve includes a diaphragm and an outwardly projecting pin configured to push through the diaphragm or open the diaphragm as a result of pressure applied to the diaphragm when the pump housing is connected to the device, the outwardly projecting pin being arranged on the pump housing.