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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157546 | Fluid transporting device of the peristaltic type with a push pin and push plate arrangement A fluid transporting device is of a writhing type for transporting a fluid continuously. The fluid transporting device comprises a plurality of push pins arranged along a tube and radially on a concentric arc for squeezing a portion of the tube through which the flu... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8080220 | Thermal bend actuated microfluidic peristaltic pump A peristaltic microfluidic pump. The pump comprises a pumping chamber positioned between an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of moveable fingers positioned in a wall of the pumping chamber, the fingers being arranged in a row along the wall; and a plurality of therm... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075855 | MEMS integrated circuit comprising peristaltic microfluidic pump A MEMS integrated circuit comprising a peristaltic microfluidic pump and control circuitry for the pump. The pump comprises a pumping chamber positioned between an inlet and an outlet; a plurality of moveable fingers positioned in a wall of the pumping chamber, the ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7950908 | Fluid transporting device of a peristalic type with tube and push pin arrangement A fluid transporting device is of a writhing type for transporting a fluid continuously. The fluid transporting device comprises a plurality of push pins arranged along a tube and radially on a concentric arc for squeezing a portion of the tube through which the flu... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942654 | Addressable multi-channel peristaltic pump The present invention provides an addressable multi-channel peristaltic pump. According to the invention, this pump design allows for selection and operation of one or more pump heads on a drive shaft, while locking other non-selected pump heads in a stationary posi... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7854600 | Tube pump A tube pump includes tubes, hooks, tube receivers, three or more fingers, and a drive mechanism. The tubes each include intermediate tubes, connectors, and end tubes. The tubes are attached by engaging the connectors with the hooks provided on upper and lower sides.... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7771179 | Tube pump, ink jet recording device, and ink feeding method A tube pump includes: an elastic tube (14); a circular arc-shaped guiding member (16) for guiding the tube (14); and at least one pressing member (15) for pressing the tube (14) against the guide member (16). The tube pump i... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7625189 | Peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump, for propelling liquid through a flexible pump tube, includes an outer casing having a guiding channel wherein an operating portion of the pump tube extends along the guiding channel. The peristaltic pump further includes at least two pressuring r... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7566209 | Peristaltic pump with field generator A peristaltic pump assembly for moving a working fluid. The pump assembly includes an expandable fluid that changes in volume due to the presence of a magnetic and/or electric field. The pump assembly also includes a flexible member interposed between the working fl... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7478999 | Peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump for pumping fluids through a flexible tube has a pump body, a support structure, a tube retaining mechanism and a linkage mechanism. Locating features make sure that the support structure is at a fixed location with respect to the pump body when t... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7402029 | Remedies to prevent cracking in a liquid system A liquid cooling system utilizing minimal size and volume enclosures, air pockets, compressible objects, and flexible objects is provided to protect against expansion of water-based solutions when frozen. In such a system, pipes, pumps, and heat exchangers are desig... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7387500 | Hydro elastic pump which pumps using non-rotary bladeless and valveless operations A pump formed from an asymmetric tube, which is pinched to form asymmetric forces, that pump fluid. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7367358 | Medical fluid delivery system and method relating to the same A medical fluid delivery system for the use in the delivery of medical fluids. The medical fluid delivery system may include a pumping system, a disposable medical fluid line set and a valve operating system. The disposable tubing line set may include valves adapted... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7357684 | Control system for a linear propulsor array The invention comprises a method of using a scalable, configurable “propulsor” system to move and navigate a submersible device through a fluid medium. A propulsor system is an assembly of individual propulsors that act in concert to form a substantially continu... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354190 | Two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method A two-stage mixing system, apparatus, and method produces a solution including a first substance and a second substance in a predetermined ratio by first mixing the first substance with a first liquid to produce a first solution and then mixing the first solution wi... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352111 | Electroactive polymer pumping system An electroactive polymer pump having an electroactive polymer mass forming a channel between an inlet and an outlet and an electrical distribution system in operational connection with the electroactive polymer mass for selectively energizing sections of the electro... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344363 | Remedies to prevent cracking in a liquid system A liquid cooling system utilizing minimal size and volume enclosures, air pockets, compressible objects, and flexible objects is provided to protect against expansion of water-based solutions when frozen. In such a system, pipes, pumps, and heat exchangers are desig... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7322961 | Seal assembly for elastomeric infusion pump An infusion apparatus including a support member and an elastic sleeve surrounding the support member to define a fluid reservoir therebetween. The sleeve is expandable in a radial direction when the infusion apparatus is loaded with a fluid, such as a pain medicati... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7291122 | Hemofiltration methods for treatment of diseases in a mammal A hemofiltration system and method to treat an Inflammatory Mediator Related Disease in a mammal, including chronic and acute diseases, include a hemofilter and an adsorptive device. The hemofilter removes ultrafiltrate from a blood stream extracted from the mammal ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7261008 | Air sampler An air sampler having a fan; an air inlet tube; a main body having a cyclonic cup, a stripping column and a demister; and fluidic circuitry for inputting fluids to the main body and the air inlet tube, and for outputting fluids from the main body. Air flow through t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223079 | Quick loading peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump for transporting a fluid within a flexible tube having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The peristaltic pump may include a roller assembly positioned for rotation, a first door positioned adjacent to the roller assembly and pivotab... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217108 | Peristaltic hose pump The hose pump comprises an eccentric drive with numerous eccentric discs (21) fastened to a shaft (20). Each eccentric disc (21) drives a crank drive (24) having a connecting rod (25). At the end of the connecting rod (25), ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214210 | Cassette and method for drug preparation and delivery A disposable cassette for mixing an intravenous drug in a vial to a patient includes a liquid inlet for connection to a liquid supply, a first vial spike, a second vial spike and a chamber. The chamber, the first and second vial spikes, and the liquid inlet are in f... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7198474 | Pump having shape memory actuator and fuel cell system including the same A pump having a linearly movable shaft, a rotatable hub operably connected to the shaft, and shape memory actuator operably connected to the rotatable hub, and a fuel cell system including the same. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7181871 | Sludge harvester for removing sludge from sludge ponds A sludge harvester for removing a concentrated nutrient sludge from a sludge pond includes a frame, one or more wheels or skids attached to the frame, means for gently breaking up at least a portion of the sludge layer adjacent to a dilute layer, and means for captu... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7171992 | Pharmaceutical compounder Information management systems and methods can be used with at least one pharmaceutical compounding device. The systems and methods comprise a controller coupled to the compounding device. A compounding control manager resides on the controller to receive compoundin... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168930 | Peristaltic pump with air venting via the movement of a pump head or a backing plate during surgery A peristaltic pump 10 for use in ophthalmic surgery includes a housing 12, a pump head 14 having plurality of rollers 16, a backing plate 18 attached to the housing 12, and a length of surgical tubing 50. The rollers ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163385 | Hydroimpedance pump A hydro-elastic pumping system formed from an elastic tube element having attached end members with different hydroimpedance properties, wherein the elastic element is pinched with certain frequency and duty cycle to form asymmetric forces that pump fluid. ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7144231 | Peristaltic pump with ganged tubes A pump having a rotary portion which compels the movement of a fluid by peristaltic compression of resilient tubing containing the fluid includes a tube component having a plurality of adjacent resilient tubes, with a web interconnecting the adjacent resilient tubes... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7124784 | Ejector drive hub apparatus and method The present invention is an ejector drive hub. The ejector drive hub comprises an axial through hole in a cylinder with a slot in the circumferential side wall of the cylinder. The slot truncates less than 180° of the cylinder. The ejector drive hub has an engageme... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121815 | Tube coupling for a peristaltic pump An infusion pump has a housing (10) accommodating a pump finger mechanism (12). The pump finger mechanism (12) acts on a pump hose (13) fastened at holders (16, 21) of the housing. The pump hose (13) is supported by a door (... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7077634 | Remedies to prevent cracking in a liquid system A liquid cooling system utilizing minimal size and volume enclosures, air pockets, compressible objects, and flexible objects is provided to protect against expansion of water-based solutions when frozen. In such a system, pipes, pumps, and heat exchangers are desig... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7064472 | Electroactive polymer devices for moving fluid The invention describes devices for performing thermodynamic work on a fluid, such as pumps, compressors and fans. The thermodynamic work may be used to provide a driving force for moving the fluid. Work performed on the fluid may be transmitted to other devices, su... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059840 | Energy-saving, anti-free flow portable pump for use with standard PVC IV tubing An apparatus for pumping fluid through tubing comprising a stop platen is disclosed. The stop platen is operatively arranged to depress a wall of the tubing along a section of a longitudinal axis of the tubing. The stop platen is narrower than the tubing along a tra... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7045934 | Method for jet formation and the apparatus for the same The method of and the apparatus for the formation of a high-speed fluid or slurry jets of a desired geometry are invented. According to the present invention a fluid or slurry jet is formed by the expelling of a compressed fluid via a slot formed by two attached pla... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7001513 | Automated processing of a biological component A biological fluid processing device includes a multiple biological fraction container enclosing a liquid biological fraction. A rigid cassette contains at least one biological fluid processing chamber. A biological fluid processing chamber includes an affinity medi... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979326 | External infusion device with remote programming, bolus estimator and/or vibration alarm capabilities An infusion system for infusing a liquid into a body includes an external infusion device and a remote commander. The external infusion device includes a housing, a receiver, a processor and an indication device. The receiver is coupled to the housing and for receiv... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6962488 | Surgical cassette having an aspiration pressure sensor A cassette having a molded flow channel contained on an elastomeric sheet that is bonded or mechanically attached to a rigid substrate. The flow channel projects outwardly from the exterior of the cassette so that a peristaltic pump having pump head rollers mounted ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6942637 | Rapid infusion system A rapid infusion system for the intravenous delivery of fluids at standard and rapid flow rates. The system includes a pump assembly, a drive assembly to power the pump, and a fluid containment system that keeps the infused fluid out of direct contact with the pump ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6942473 | Pump and tube set thereof A pump includes a housing defining a tube receiving portion and a blade mounted for reciprocating movement between first and second positions. In its first position, the leading edge of the blade compresses a length of tube against a first surface disposed in the tu... | 09/13/2005 |
