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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062009 | Device for fixing a tube for peristaltic cassette The invention concerns a peristaltic cassette casing comprising a tube housing forming an arc, characterized in that it comprises tube fixing means arranged along said housing so as to prevent the longitudinal displacement of a tube arranged in said housing. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7632080 | Bezel assembly for pneumatic control A bezel and bezel assembly in which the bezel is a rigid block with a plurality of cavities. A depression in the block has ribs extending up therefrom to form an elevated contour. The depression includes at least one cavity therein for the application of air pressur... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7329250 | Method and apparatus for converting supplies and reducing waste A method and apparatus for technique and cycling (Techni-cycling as herein defined) such that converting delivery supply containers (supplies) into waste and disposal receptacles is disclosed. More particularly, a container transformation comprising deriving a suppl... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7244112 | Pump having a removable cover A pump includes a main body, a removable cover, an urging plate, an elastic member, and a control knob. Thus, the removable cover is locked on and unlocked from the main body easily, rapidly and conveniently by rotation of the control knob, thereby facilitating the ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7238010 | Surgical irrigation pump and tool system An irrigation surgical tool system comprises a motorized handpiece, a tool for insertion in the handpiece, a console including a mounting plate and peristaltic pump rotor and a tube set including a cassette installable on the console for peristaltic pumping of irrig... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7144364 | Endoscopic arterial pumps for treatment of cardiac insufficiency and venous pumps for right-sided cardiac support Methods for using blood pumps to treat heart failure are disclosed. The pump is mounted on an interior of a stent, and the stent is releasably mounted on a distal end of a catheter. The distal end of the catheter is inserted into a peripheral artery and advanced to ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104769 | Peristaltic pump and method with parking position A peristaltic pump device and method includes at least one roller of a rotor rotatable with respect to an occlusion with a substantially constant radius. A depression is formed in the occlusion and extends beyond the substantially constant radius of the occlusion. | 09/12/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6872059 | Liquid discharger and apparatus including the liquid discharger A liquid discharger 1A has a base 2A where a resilient tube 100 is disposed in a tube guide groove 211A. A retainer 4A is rotatably provided at the base 2A, with a plurality of balls 5 being mounted at the retainer | 03/29/2005 |
| 6769885 | Peristaltic pump, use of said pump, guide path for use in a peristaltic pump and a method of lubricating a peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump (6) for pumping viscous media, comprises a housing (6A, 6B) having a wall (12) against which a hose (25) is placed, a shaft (7) that is centrally positioned in the housing and that carries a roller arm ( | 08/03/2004 |
| 6692241 | Infusion pump When a door is opened, a midway part of an infusion tube is temporarily held in a fixed position of a pump body and the door is to be closed, in order to actively prevent the door from being closed if the infusion tube is not properly set in its fixed pos... | 02/17/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6551080 | Unsynchronized phase operation of peristaltic pump rollers A peristaltic fluid pump having a suction side and a pumping side. The pump includes a pump housing having a mainly arcuate support surface, a flexible tube extending along this surface, a rotor having two opposite rollers for during operation rolling ove... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6494693 | Peristatic pump An improved peristaltic pump using a pumptube comprising a single tube of a relatively rigid and hard fluoroplastic material, preferably relatively rigid and hard polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), and a roller strap located between the pressure rollers of t... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6419466 | Pump A peristaltic pump for pumping a liquid, such as a juice concentrate, includes a rotor assembly attached to a housing, a band attached to the housing and surrounding at least a portion of the rotor assembly A tube is positionable between the band and the ... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6203296 | Miniature peristaltic pump A miniature peristaltic pump includes a rotor with three turning rollers, a support piece with a rounded portion arranged substantially concentric to the rotor and against which, when operating, the rollers are brought to compress a flexible tubing connec... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6186752 | Peristaltic pumping apparatus with tubing organizer A pump module includes a peristaltic pump having a pump rotor, a drive mechanism to rotate the rotor, and a tubing clamp adjacent to and separate from the peristaltic pump. A cover is movable between a closed position on the pump module, enclosing both th... | 02/13/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6074183 | Peristaltic system and method for plasma separation and blood dispensation 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 ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6071095 | Container with integral pump platen A container (400) for the collection of fluids in a vacuum system includes upper and lower chambers (402, 404). Fluids are admitted to the upper chamber (402) to form a vortex and separate fluid and debris from air. The fluids then pass to the lower chamb... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6062829 | Peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump has a fixed support, a rotor rotatable about a rotor axis on the support, and a plurality of rollers mounted on the rotor rotatable about respective roller axes angularly equispaced about and radially equispaced from the rotor axis. A s... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6056522 | Reusable cassette with a moveable door A cassette for use with a pump control module includes a top surface configured for receipt of a tube and an access door. A method for using a pump control module includes mounting a cassette having a top surface comprising an access door to the pump cont... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5915932 | Peristaltic pump having a roller support The rollers of a peristaltic pump are supported to prevent said rollers from compressing said tube more than the thickness of the walls of the tube. A tube holder rotates along with the roller assembly of the peristaltic pump and keeps the tube in line wi... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5897300 | Quick-release bolt for use with pump housing A quick release bolt for securing two or more parts together is disclosed. The quick-release bolt includes a threaded end and a slotted end opposite the threaded end. The slotted end includes a slot extending across a diameter of the bolt and extending ax... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5857843 | Peristaltic pump with removable rotor A peristaltic pump has a rotor supported on a frame that is removable in a radial direction with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotor. The rotor is retained in place on the frame by gravity and the forces applied by the opposing pump components.... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5846061 | Peristaltic metering pump A multiple channel peristaltic metering pump includes a base having a pair of spaced apart bearings, a rotor supported on the base and an occlusion member. The rotor includes a rotation shaft in the bearings and a plurality of rollers mounted thereon. A p... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5759017 | Peristaltic pump and tube loading system A peristaltic pump and tube body system disclosed includes a pump housing, a pump rotor rotatably mounted in the housing, and a motor for driving the rotor. The housing has a pair of opposed side walls hinged and releasably latched to the housing whereby ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5709539 | Pressing plate for linearized pulses from a peristaltic pump A peristaltic pump comprises a rotatable drum 2 having rollers 5 or cams 5' for squashing a flexible tube 9 against a profiled surface 10 of a presser plate 7. Tube 9 is mounted between supports 14 and 15 on presser plate 7 and is automatically movable be... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5641277 | Peristalic pump A peristalic pump includes a frame supporting a rotatable shaft on which is mounted a rotor having at least two rollers mounted thereon for rotation about axes parallel to the shaft axis. A pump housing surrounds the rotor and is formed by a pair of subst... | 06/24/1997 |
| 5630711 | Peristaltic pump having a loop-shaped tube path A peristaltic pump for transferring fluid through a flexible tube having a loop-shaped tube path is provided. The pump includes a motor that drives a pair of rollers in a circular path within a housing. The housing includes identical housing halves that t... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5626563 | Irrigation system with tubing cassette The present invention provides a tubing set in cassette form and an irrigation system employing the cassette and tubing set for use in endoscopic procedures. The tubing set includes a generally arcuate cassette which is inserted into the pump housing to e... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5567136 | Pressure plate for pump and reservoir enclosure An enclosure is provided for protecting a bag containing fluid used in connection with a pump for pumping the fluid to the patient. The pump closes off the opening into the enclosure. A first end of the pump is positioned within the enclosure adjacent to ... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5564915 | Pressure plate for pump and reservoir enclosure An enclosure is provided for protecting a bag containing fluid used in connection with a pump for pumping the fluid to the patient. The pump closes off the opening into the enclosure. A first end of the pump is positioned within the enclosure adjacent to ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5533878 | Squeeze type pump A squeeze pump has an elastic tube disposed between an inlet and an outlet of a cylindrical drum and extends along an inner peripheral surface of the drum. A pair of pressing rollers spaced by 180 degrees are arranged to press the tube. The tube is deform... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5499907 | Roller pump for heart-lung machines A roller pump for heart-lung machines with a pump head, consisting of a pump stator which possesses a pump bed serving as a support for a hose piece or length, and a pump rotor which is arranged in the pump stator so as to be rotatable about its central l... | 03/19/1996 |
