Volumetric infusion pump with servo valve control

• Main Author: HAL DANBY
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.01.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BLASTING; DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY; HEATING; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS; PUMPS; PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS; WEAPONS

An infusion pump (10) includes a reservoir (18) containing a therapeutic liquid to be infused. The reservoir (18) includes an outlet (36) for the liquid. A volumetric air pump (24) is operatively associated with the reservoir (18) to pressurize the reservoir and thus drive liquid out the outlet (36)...