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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Jan. 20, 2006
Joseph M. Amley, Suwanee, GA (US);
Danny F. Lincoln, Commerce, GA (US);
Joseph M. Amley, Suwanee, GA (US);
Danny F. Lincoln, Commerce, GA (US);
Smiths Medical ASD, Inc., Rockland, MA (US);
Abstract
A shuttle valve () is provided having a body () defining an interior chamber (). The valve () includes inlet (), outlet () and common () ports that are coupled to the body (). A shuttle () is translatably disposed within the chamber () between a first position wherein the inlet () and common () ports are fluidicly coupled and the common () and outlet () ports are fluidicly uncoupled, and a second position wherein the outlet () and common () ports are fluidicly coupled and the common () and inlet () ports are fluidicly uncoupled. A first check valve () coupled to the inlet port () to permit fluid flow through the inlet port () into the chamber () and to prevent fluid from discharging therethrough. A second check valve () is coupled to the outlet port () in a manner to permit fluid to discharge from the chamber () through the outlet port () and to prevent fluid from flowing through the outlet port () into the chamber ().