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US 10,309,387 B2Granted
Peristaltic pump
AssigneeSanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
InventorsPhilippe Nzike, Michael Schabbach, Olaf Zeckai, Meinolf Werner, Ole Simonowsky
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Abstract
A peristaltic pump comprises a tube to transport a material in a transport direction and a conveying screw, which is configured to cause a transport of the material by causing a successive squeezing of the tube along the transport direction.
Claims14
A peristaltic pump, comprising:
- a tube to transport a material in a transport direction aligned with a longitudinal axis of the tube;
- a conveying screw configured to cause a transport of the material by effecting a squeezing of the tube along the transport direction;
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- at least one squeeze element configured to squeeze at least a portion of the tube when the at least one squeeze element is arranged between the conveying screw and the tube,
- the peristaltic pump being configured such that a rotation of the conveying screw causes movement of the at least one squeeze element in a direction substantially parallel to the transport direction when the at least one squeeze element is arranged between the conveying screw and the tube.
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