Patent ID: 6062218
Filing Date: 2000-05-16
Classification: A61M,F16K,Y10S

Abstract:
A flow regulator comprising:a conduit having a flowing medium therein which is to be regulated as to flow;a choker valve disposed at an exterior of said conduit for modifying a cross-section of said conduit for regulating said flow;said choker valve comprising first and second pegs disposed on opposite sides of said conduit, and a rotary solenoid having a housing and a shaft rotatable relative to said housing, said first peg being attached to said housing and said second peg being attached to said shaft, said first and second pegs being movable in a common plane by said rotary solenoid with said conduit therebetween, between a first limit position wherein said cross-section of said conduit is unaltered and a second limit position wherein said conduit is completely compressed and said flow is completely restricted; anda holder having a center axis around which said rotary solenoid is rotatable, said center axis coinciding with a center axis of said shaft of said rotary solenoid.