Patent ID: 6273134
Filing Date: 2001-08-14
Classification: A61L,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
A valve for a sterilizer comprising:a valve body havingan inlet adapted to be connected to a reservoir of sterilizing fluid,an outlet adapted to be connected to a sterilizing chamber,a vent adapted to be connected to a vent system, anda centerbore intersecting the inlet, outlet and vent; anda valve stem havingan exterior surface,a shot chamber for holding a volume of sterilizing fluid,a fill passage having one end in fluid communication with the shot chamber and a second end intersecting the exterior surface at a fill port, anda vent channel disposed in the exterior surface of the valve stem,the valve stem being rotatably disposed in the centerbore of the valve body to selectively fluidly connect the shot chamber with the vent through the vent channel upon the valve stem having different rotational positions with respect to the valve body.