Patent ID: 8282069

Claim:
A cinch valve comprising: an upper plate comprising a first aperture; an orbital plate rotatable relative to an upper plate and comprising a second aperture substantially aligned with the first aperture; an actuator coupled to the orbital plate arranged to rotate the orbital plate between a first position and a second position; and a plurality of cables each comprising a flexible portion, each cable having a first end and a second end, wherein each first end is coupled to an upper plate and each second end is coupled to the orbital plate; wherein rotation of the orbital plate from the first position to the second position will cause the plurality of cables to converge and form a woven closure in approximately the center of the second aperture, and wherein the plurality of cables are configured such that, when the cables converge and form the woven closure, each one of the cables: passes over a first other cable and a second other cable, passes under a third other cable, and passes under the first other cable.