VOLUMETRIC INFUSION PUMP

An infusion pump which is operable to pump a fluid through a tube is described. The pump comprises a shuttle having upstream and downstream sides which is operable to cyclically deform and reform the tube, a first valve associated with the upstream side of the shuttle, a second valve associated with...

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Main Authors BRUNDLE, ALAN, MCGRAGHAN, THOMAS, PLUMB, JON, MONAGHAN, MARTIN, MYREN, SVANTE ERIC, DANBY, HAL
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 13.10.2000
Edition7
Subjects
BLASTING
CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOIDCHEMISTRY
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
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL
POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
PUMPS
PUMPS FOR LIQUIDS OR ELASTIC FLUIDS
ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTMACHINES FOR LIQUIDS
ROTARY-PISTON, OR OSCILLATING-PISTON, POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENTPUMPS
THEIR RELEVANT APPARATUS
TRANSPORTING
WEAPONS
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Summary:An infusion pump which is operable to pump a fluid through a tube is described. The pump comprises a shuttle having upstream and downstream sides which is operable to cyclically deform and reform the tube, a first valve associated with the upstream side of the shuttle, a second valve associated with the downstream side of the shuttle and a cam having a first face which is operable to actuate the shuttle and a second face which is operable to actuate the first and second valves.
Bibliography:Application Number: HK20000103852