Ball valve for use in a respiration circuit and a respiration circuit including a ball valve
Grant
US12589233B2
Kind: B2
Mar 31, 2026
Assignee
Engineered Medical Systems, Inc.
Inventors
Bradley Allen Wheeler, Jessica Mae Zinnecker, Kevin Michael Sempsrott
Abstract
A ball valve for a use in a respiration circuit, including a housing defining a ball chamber. The ball chamber communicating with a gas inlet and at least two gas outlets. A ball received in the ball chamber. The ball being configured for rotation about an axis of rotation within the ball chamber. The channel having a channel inlet configured for selective fluid communication with the gas inlet. The channel inlet being in fluid communication with a channel outlet configured for selective fluid communication with at least one of the at least two gas outlets.
CPC Classifications
A61M 16/20
A61M 39/24
A61M 2039/248
A61M 11/005
A61M 11/02
A61M 11/04
A61M 16/109
A61M 16/14
A61M 16/0816
A61M 16/0825
A61M 16/0833
A61M 2039/229
F16K 11/0853
F16K 11/087
F16K 11/0873
F16K 11/022
F16K 11/025
F16K 11/085-0856
Filing Date
2021-09-23
Application No.
17483374
Claims
20