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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2023
Applicant:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Inventors:
Chad C. Souke, Vicksburg, MI (US);
Ross T. Lucas, Paw Paw, MI (US);
Assignee:
Stryker Corporation, Kalamazoo, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/056 (2006.01); F15B 13/01 (2006.01); F15B 11/042 (2006.01); A61G 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 1/0567 (2013.01); A61G 1/0212 (2013.01); A61G 1/0262 (2013.01); F15B 11/0423 (2013.01); F15B 13/015 (2013.01); F15B 2211/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus includes a hydraulic circuit that is configured to selectively open fluid communication between one portion of the hydraulic circuit and another portion of the hydraulic circuit, such as a reservoir, based on the flow of the hydraulic fluid in the one portion. When the flow of hydraulic fluid exceeds a selected threshold in the one portion of the hydraulic circuit, the flow of fluid urges the opening of a hydraulic component of the hydraulic circuit to allow fluid communication between the one portion and the reservoir to discharge fluid from the one portion.