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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2007
Chandulal Kantilal Ranpuria, Wirral, GB;
Chandulal Kantilal Ranpuria, Wirral, GB;
Abstract
A valve assembly () comprising two valve portions, an upper and lower valve portion (), each having a valve housing indicated generally at (), a valve seat (') and a valve closure member (′) moveable between a first position in which the valve closure member is displaced from the valve seat and the valve is open, and a second position in which the valve closure member cooperates with the valve seat and the valve is closed, wherein the assembly has a first configuration in which the first and second valve portions engage with one another, the valve closure members being closed, and the valve closure members being disposed at a distance apart defining, with the housing, a chamber () therebetween, which is capable of being sealed from the surrounding environment, having an inlet (′) and an outlet (′) through which sterilizing medium may pass, and a second configuration in which the valve closure members engage with one another and are moveable from their first to their second position, and a third configuration in which two valve portions are disengaged from one another.