Patent ID: 9649436
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: A61M,B05B,B23P,F04B,F16K,G05D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of assembling a fluid pump device, the method comprising: providing a pump body comprising: a plurality of pump cylinders; and at least one inlet selector valve cylinder laterally outboard of the plurality of pump cylinders; inserting an inlet selector valve stem into the at least one inlet selector valve cylinder such that the inlet selector valve stem is in a predetermined angular orientation in the at least one inlet selector valve cylinder; inserting respective plungers into the plurality of pump cylinders; generating an inlet selector valve position number; and encoding the inlet selector valve position number as identifying indicia provided on the pump body, wherein the inlet selector valve position number corresponds to an angular position of the inlet selector valve stem, and wherein the identifying indicia is configured for being decoded to orient a drive mechanism based on the inlet selector valve position number.