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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2015
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Christopher S. Nelson, Cork, IR;
Andrew Schaffer, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Mark D. Mendillo, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
A flow rate control device having features for selectively controlling the flow rate of a fluid over a continuous range of flow rates is provided. In particular, a flow rate control device including an inflatable flow restrictor is provided, where the flow restrictor is selectively inflatable to occlude a flow path of a fluid to thereby control the flow rate of the fluid. A flow rate control mechanism comprising a flow restrictor also is provided, the flow restrictor having an inflatable balloon for occluding a flow path of a fluid to selectively control the flow rate of the fluid.