摘要 |
A valve assembly for a sanitary container that is used to isolate the contents of the sanitary container. The valve assembly has a valve housing that is machined from a solid piece of stainless steel. A flange radially extends from the bottom of the valve housing, thereby enabling the valve housing to be clamped to the flanged access port of a sanitary container. The valve housing forms part of two separate diaphragm valves. The diaphragm valves control flow through the valve housing along two separate and isolated pathways. Additionally, a conduit is formed vertically through the valve housing. The conduit is unobstructed and enables materials to be passed through the housing of the valve mechanism unabated. The design of the valve assembly prevents the valve assembly from harboring contaminants and enables the valve assembly to be sanitized using a traditional autoclave.
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