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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 04, 2012
Yuan-ping LI, Duluth, GA (US);
Sherri Jane Hall, Baltimore, MD (US);
Kelvin Hong, Woodstock, MD (US);
Shishira Nagesh, Baltimore, MD (US);
Mary Katherine O'grady, Baltimore, MD (US);
Thomas Reifsnyder, Baltimore, MD (US);
Thora Thorgilsdottir, Baltimore, MD (US);
Clifford R. Weiss, Annapolis, MD (US);
Brandon Doan, Peoria, AZ (US);
Soumyadipta Acharya, Baltimore, MD (US);
Yuan-Ping Li, Duluth, GA (US);
Sherri Jane Hall, Baltimore, MD (US);
Kelvin Hong, Woodstock, MD (US);
Shishira Nagesh, Baltimore, MD (US);
Mary Katherine O'Grady, Baltimore, MD (US);
Thomas Reifsnyder, Baltimore, MD (US);
Thora Thorgilsdottir, Baltimore, MD (US);
Clifford R. Weiss, Annapolis, MD (US);
Brandon Doan, Peoria, AZ (US);
Soumyadipta Acharya, Baltimore, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a valve including a housing having a top portion and a bottom portion. The top portion of the housing defines a first and second nozzle, and the bottom portion of the housing defines an opening. A diaphragm has an open position and a closed position, and the diaphragm is disposed between the top portion of the housing and the bottom portion of the housing. A first fluid flow path between the first nozzle and the second nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the closed position. A second fluid flow path between the opening and the first nozzle is defined by the housing and the diaphragm, when the diaphragm is in the open position. Such a valve can be used for a number of purposes including hemodialysis procedures.