Patent ID: 7681591
Filing Date: 2010-03-23
Classification: A61M,F16K,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A swivel configured to enable fluid flow therethrough, the swivel comprising: an inlet member having a first longitudinal axis; an outlet member rotatable relative to the inlet member and having a second longitudinal axis; and a bearing extending through at least a portion of at least one of the inlet member and the outlet member, the bearing including a fluid passage such that the inlet member and the outlet member are in fluid communication through the bearing, the bearing having a third longitudinal axis, wherein the first axis and the second axis are substantially perpendicular to the third axis, and wherein the bearing is positioned within the at least one of the inlet member and the outlet member such that the bearing does not extend along the third axis past an exterior surface of the inlet member and a collinear exterior surface of the outlet member, the exterior surface of the inlet member being generally parallel to the first longitudinal axis and the exterior surface of the outlet member being generally parallel to the second longitudinal axis.