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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047819 | Tubing holding device for roller pumps A tubing holding device for a roller pump is disclosed. The tubing holding device is removable from the roller pump, slidably moveable and able to be opened to allow for easy exchange of tubing in roller pumps. The tubing holding device comprises a clamping mechanis... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7955060 | Peristaltic pump A pumping apparatus has a peristaltic drive device for pumping a medium through a line that has a compressible portion. The pump contains a one-piece shaft with offset cam segments and lamellae. The shaft may or may not include a core shaft or a continuous core regi... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7704057 | Peristaltic pump with a removable and deformable carrier A peristaltic pump includes a removable carrier against which a flexible tube is pressed by rollers. The carrier includes an intermediate deformable section having an internal cylindrical surface whose axis coincides with the main axis of rotation of the rollers and... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7534099 | Aliquot correction for feeding set degradation A peristaltic pump is able to deliver accurate volumes over the life of a pump set that is operated on by the pump to drive the flow of fluid. The pump delivers fluid in small volumes or aliquots. In order to deliver fluid at any particular selected flow rate, the p... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7467932 | Peristaltic pump comprising members for locating a tube The peristaltic pump (1) comprises a rotor with rollers, a mobile jaw having an open position and a closed position, and further comprises, on each side of the rotor, a locating member for said tube adapted to receive it when it is pressed in and to allow it ... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7338260 | System and method for controlling current provided to a stepping motor A system and method is disclosed for controlling the input electrical current to an infusion pump stepper motor based on predetermined torque requirements. The system can include a motor controller and a non-volatile memory containing expected load torque values thr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7314354 | Rotor machine The invention can be used for reversible pulsationless rotor high-pressure machines which can operate in pump and in motor mode. The inventive machine comprises a working chamber and an additional working chamber, separating jumpers and regulating elements. Said reg... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287968 | Peristalic pump having hinged backing plate A peristaltic hose pump comprising a roller wheel, which can rotate about a roller wheel axis and which has rollers that are mounted on the roller wheel. The rollers roll along a circular path having a certain radius with respect to the roller wheel axis. The perist... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284964 | Peristaltic injector pump leak monitor A pump leak monitor for use with a peristaltic pump comprises a pump housing and a pair of electrical contacts disposed along a bottom end of the pump housing. The electrical contacts are located such that the contacts are immersed in fluid when the pump is leaking.... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273359 | Peristaltic irrigation pump system A peristaltic pump tubing system for use with a peristaltic pump roller assembly in a surgical procedure. The system comprises a uniquely shaped disposable cassette for retaining tubing to be used during the procedure and a uniquely shaped cassette receiving station... | 09/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7241119 | Tube pump and liquid injection apparatus A flexible tube has a first portion and a second portion located close to each other in the vicinity of an opening of an accommodating case. A pressing member moves from the first portion to the second portion along the tube while pressing a portion of the tube. An ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7140850 | Peristaltic pump with roller pinch valve control A pump having a rotary portion which compels the movement of a fluid by peristaltic compression of resilient tubing containing the fluid includes a roller assembly having at least one roller mounted in the rotary portion of the pump for contact with the resilient tu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7037092 | Roller pump with housing having integrated reduction gear housing A roller pump comprises a pump housing having a cylindrical inner surface, a rotor fixed to a drive shaft placed at the central portion of the pump housing, rollers provided around the rotor and a driver for driving the drive shaft through a reduction gear. The roll... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7001153 | Peristaltic injector pump leak monitor A pump leak monitor for use with a peristaltic pump comprises a pump housing and a pair of electrical contacts disposed along a bottom end of the pump housing. The electrical contacts are located such that the contacts are immersed in fluid when the pump is leaking.... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6918748 | Tube pump A tube pump (1A) of the present invention is provided with a main body (2) to which a tube (100) is attached, a rotor (5), an oscillator (6) located so as to touch an outer circumferential face of the rotor (5), and a plural... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6890161 | Disposable fluid delivery system A fluid delivery system is provided having a disposable fluid reservoir that is integral with, and supported by, a pump housing. A peristaltic pump head is mounted within the pump housing. A length of flexible tubing is operatively engaged by the peristaltic pump, a... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6881043 | Injection apparatus incorporating clamping and squeezing members for pumping liquid through flexible tubing A piston pump propels liquid through a lumen of a flexible tube segment. The pump includes a first tube clamping member, a first set of tube squeezing members, a second tube clamping member, a second set of tube squeezing members and a synchronizing arrangement for ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6810713 | Method for handling and delivering fluid on a lab-on-a-chip Various kinds of fluid can be handled and delivered accurately in infinitesimal amounts through microchannels formed in an elastic polymeric substrate by periodically squeezing selective portions of the microchannel using a rotor to apply an external force on the el... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6733476 | Implantable drug delivery device with peristaltic pump having a bobbin roller assembly An implantable drug infusion device includes a pump tube for holding a liquid to be pumped. A race is configured to support the pump tube. A roller assembly is configured to compress the tube against the race at one or more points along the path, and the roller asse... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6731216 | Proper tubing installation testing method and apparatus for a peristaltic pump A tubing installation checking device is provided for determining proper installation of a tubing along a tube receiving channel in a peristaltic pump of the type having a tube receiving channel and a door for holding a tubing therein. The tubing installation checki... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6655934 | Inverted peristaltic pumps and related methods Inverted peristaltic pumps and related apparatus/methods wherein one or more compressible pump tubes are formed or mounted on a core member and one or more tube compressing members move about the core member so as to compress the tube(s) and propel a flui... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655931 | Peristaltic compressors suitable for relaxation-free compression of polarized gas A peristaltic compressor suitable for relaxation-free compression of polarized gas including a pumping rotor driven by a motor provided with a plurality of rollers, and at least a tube, wherein the rotor and the tube(s) is(are) placed in a depressurized c... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6557729 | Soap dispensing system with single soap pump and two unpressurized soap containers A soap dispensing system includes non-pressurized first and second soap containers connected to a soap manifold. The manifold has a first inlet connection to the first soap container and a second inlet connection to the second soap container. There is a s... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6494692 | Peristaltic pumps A peristaltic pump comprises a housing (2) in which a peristaltic action is applied to a tube (6) by a rotor (4). The tube (6) has locating means in the form of flanges (16) at each end, which ensure proper positioning of the tube (6) within the housing (... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6485464 | Reduced height implantable drug infusion device An implantable drug infusion device includes a pumphead assembly and a motor assembly operably connected to the pumphead assembly. The motor assembly is adjacent to and laterally offset from the pumphead assembly, advantageously reducing the overall heigh... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6468059 | Hose cassette for a peristaltic pump A hose cassette (1), for a peristaltic pump (2), includes a cassette housing (3) and a flexible hose (4) extending through cassette housing (3). The hose (4) is guided in the cassette housing (3) along a circular segment. The cassette housing (3) has a cu... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6413059 | Linearized peristaltic pump A linearized peristaltic pump has a substantially circular elastomeric tube (30) clamped within a pump housing (1) and a plurality of tube-engaging rollers (40) adapted to compress the tube (30) to pump fluid from an inlet end (33) to an outlet end (34). ... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6394771 | System and method for increased flow uniformity A system for increasing the volumetric flow uniformity of fluid pumped through a conduit by an infusion pump. A pumping mechanism operates in identifiable step movements that are broken down into microstep movements that are then grouped into packets. The... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6254363 | Liquid colorant tube assembly A liquid colorant system for a plastic molding machine includes a plurality of interconnected tube structures, a tank containing the liquid colorant, and a peristaltic pump. The pump drives a flow of the liquid colorant from the tank to a valve through a ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6193480 | System and method for increased flow uniformity A system for increasing the volumetric flow uniformity of fluid pumped through a conduit by an infusion pump. A pumping mechanism operates in identifiable step movements that are broken down into microstep movements that are then grouped into packets. The... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6120263 | Peristaltic pumpheads which independently supports a drive assembly A peristaltic pumphead (31) comprises a pumphead body (311), a flexible tube which extends through the body, a rotor (314) which engages with the tube, and a hub (318) which supports the rotor (314) for rotation within the pumphead body. The hub (318) is ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6102678 | Peristaltic pump The invention is a peristaltic pump having a particularly simple construction and a low axial bulk. The pump (1) includes a rotor (20) having rollers (21,22,23) which roll against a tube (14) containing the liquid to be pumped. The compression of the tube... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6099272 | Peristaltic pump with flow control A rotary peristaltic pump that can supply fluids accurately at desired flow rates and with the desired control over pulsations normally experienced when using peristaltic pumps. The control is provided, in one aspect, by varying the radius of the shell ag... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6041709 | Peristaltic pump for pumping ink or cleaning fluids in a printing machine A peristaltic type pump for pumping ink to a printing section of a corrugated paperboard finishing machine capable of both pumping ink to the printing section and pumping excess ink from the printing section back to an ink supply as well as pumping a clea... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6039868 | Blood separator system A system for separating plasma from whole blood comprises a blood separation device and a blood separation driver. The blood separation device includes a flexible tube having a needle and shield at one end and a filter member at the other end. The needle ... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6030190 | Rotary displacement pump A rotary displacement pump has a stator having a base plate and two clamping plates. The base plate is clamped between the two clamping plates. A first clamping plate forms an outer wall of the pump. The base plate has an annular surface extending over a ... | 02/29/2000 |
