A device for use by an individual varying in form, i.e. shape, during its use and allowing for the user to select multiple variations of form either discretely or in combination and for these dynamic variations to be controllable simultaneously and interchangeably while being transparent to the normal use of the device, including the ability to insert, withdraw, rotate, and actuate the variable features manually or remotely. According to embodiments of the invention localized and global variations of devices are implemented using fluidics and electromagnetic pumps/valves wherein a fluid is employed such that controlling the pressure of the fluid results in the movement of an element within the device or the expansion/contraction of an element within the device.

An object of the present invention is to supply a high-pressure fuel supply pump capable of holding a spring holding member while reducing the height of the pump body. A high-pressure fuel supply pump is provided with a pump body for forming a pressurizing chamber at an inner wall portion, and a flange portion for fixing the pump body to a high-pressure fuel supply pump mounting portion. The high-pressure fuel supply pump is provided with a cylinder and a spring holding member. The cylinder is inserted into a hole portion of the pump body from a lower side and in which the pressurizing chamber is formed further above an uppermost end surface. The spring holding member has an outer peripheral portion press-fitted and fixed to the pump body and a holding portion holding a spring portion for biasing the pump body between the outer peripheral portion and the inner peripheral portion. A spring-side lowest end portion of the holding surface of the spring holding member is disposed above the lowermost end portion of the flange portion.

A multi-chamber wobble plate pump that includes a housing with an inlet port, an outlet port and a plurality of pump chambers. The pump includes inlet valves having an asymmetric cross-section with a thin section and/or a peripheral seal bead. A wobble plate is coupled to a diaphragm and a plurality of pistons. Rotation of the wobble plate moves the pistons within the pump chambers to draw in and force fluid out of the chambers. The diaphragm may have a thin cross-sectional area that creates a hinge. The pump may further have a pulsation damper and a flexible liner located in-line with an outward flow of fluid and which absorb pressure transients and reduce noise. The pulsation dampener may be integrated into the relief valve. An elastomeric sleeve may be located adjacent to the wobble plate to provide both a seal and a noise absorber.

A system allows for collection and re-use of a fluid medium derived from diverting at least some of the fluid medium of an injection. The system comprises a sterile container, an injector, a delivery catheter, a flow diverter assembly and a diversion reservoir assembly. The delivery catheter is in communication with a selected site within a patient's body. The flow diverter assembly is disposed in a flow path between the injector and the delivery catheter and is configured to divert at least a portion of a medium of the injection from the flow path. The diversion reservoir assembly has a reservoir chamber fluidly coupled to the flow diverter assembly. The reservoir chamber is configured to receive the diverted portion of the fluid medium to allow re-use by the medium injector of the diverted portion.

An assembly includes a housing including a first assembly portion and a cover including a second assembly portion. One of the first assembly portion and the second assembly portion includes: (i) a small diameter inner circumferential wall, a large diameter inner circumferential wall, and an inner stepped portion; or (ii) a large diameter outer circumferential wall, a small diameter outer circumferential wall, and an outer stepped portion. A method for manufacturing the assembly includes a press-fitting step of fitting the housing and the cover by press-fitting to form a circumferential gap that is open in an axial direction and a welding step of welding the housing and the cover at the circumferential gap.

The present invention relates to a liquid metering device (1) for metering pumps which is formed by a main longitudinal conduit (2) with a first and second opposite ends (2.1, 2.2) comprising a fluid inlet (3) at the first end (2.1) located perpendicular thereto, a first outlet (4) at the second end (2.2), and a first connection (5) to backpressure control means (6), a second connection (7) to safety means (8), acting in parallel and in an independent manner, and a second overpressure outlet (9), arranged in one and the same connecting section (10), and where said connecting section (10) has an inclined wall (11) allowing the fluid to exit through the first outlet (4) for a fluid pressure equal to or greater than a fixed backpressure value and the fluid to exit through the second outlet (9) for a pressure greater than a fixed value.

The present disclosure relates to pumps. Various embodiments may include a high-pressure fuel pump with: a low-pressure region with a low-pressure damper for damping pressure pulsations that occur during the operation of the high-pressure fuel pump; a damper capsule contained in the damper volume; and a spiral spring enclosed in the damper volume for imparting a preload force to at least a region of the damper capsule. The low-pressure damper has a damper volume. The damper capsule has a gas volume enclosed between two membranes.

A system allows for collection and re-use of a fluid medium derived from diverting at least some of the fluid medium of an injection. The system comprises a sterile container, an injector, a delivery catheter, a flow diverter assembly and a diversion reservoir assembly. The delivery catheter is in communication with a selected site within a patient's body. The flow diverter assembly is disposed in a flow path between the injector and the delivery catheter and is configured to divert at least a portion of a medium of the injection from the flow path. The diversion reservoir assembly has a reservoir chamber fluidly coupled to the flow diverter assembly. The reservoir chamber is configured to receive the diverted portion of the fluid medium to allow re-use by the medium injector of the diverted portion.

The present invention relates to a liquid metering device (1) for metering pumps which is formed by a main longitudinal conduit (2) with a first and second opposite ends (2.1, 2.2) comprising a fluid inlet (3) at the first end (2.1) located perpendicular thereto, a first outlet (4) at the second end (2.2), and a first connection (5) to backpressure control means (6), a second connection (7) to safety means (8), acting in parallel and in an independent manner, and a second overpressure outlet (9), arranged in one and the same connecting section (10), and where said connecting section (10) has an inclined wall (11) allowing the fluid to exit through the first outlet (4) for a fluid pressure equal to or greater than a fixed backpressure value and the fluid to exit through the second outlet (9) for a pressure greater than a fixed value.

Systems and methods for modulating delivery of a fluid medium to a selected site within a patient's body are described. A system includes a syringe for injecting the fluid medium, a delivery catheter including a conduit for delivering the fluid medium from outside of the body to the selected site within the body, a diversion reservoir configured to receive a portion of the fluid medium, and a flow diverter assembly disposed in a fluid medium flow path between the syringe and the delivery catheter. The flow diverter assembly is configured to divert the portion of the fluid medium from the chamber of the syringe away from the delivery of the medium through the delivery catheter conduit during injecting with the syringe. The flow diverter assembly simultaneously increases fluid medium flow resistance with increasing pressure level of the fluid medium passing into the flow diverter assembly.