Inventors:
Marcus J. Martinez - Albuquerque NM
Anthony S. Tafoya - Albuquerque NM
Assignee:
Olympus America, Inc. - Lake Success NY
International Classification:
A61M 3700
Abstract:
A valve having a continuously adjustable flow rate which can be used in an insufflator. The valve includes an inlet fluidly coupled with a fluid supply, a chamber fluidly coupled with the inlet, a perforated disk, an outlet, and a two-sided dynamic seal arranged about the perforated disk and having a first side fluidly coupled with the chamber and a second side fluidly coupled with the outlet. By varying a rotational velocity (or frequency) of the perforated disk, the flow rate of the valve can be continuously adjusted.