Cassette with free flow prevention for infusion pump
AssigneeB. Braun Medical Inc.
InventorMichael Huk
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Abstract
A cassette with free flow prevention for use with an ambulatory pump. The cassette includes a free flow prevention clamp and a housing. The free flow prevention clamp includes a clamping section having a first clamp side and a second clamp side. The housing supports the free flow prevention clamp and defines a channel for receiving a tube. The first and second clamp sides extend parallel to the channel and the clamping section extends across the channel. The free flow prevention clamp is configurable within the housing via an actuator assembly in an open condition that allows fluid flow through the tube when force is applied to the clamping section and in a closed condition that prevents fluid flow through the tube when the force is removed from the clamping section.
Claims16
An ambulatory pump system comprising:
- a cassette including a free flow prevention clamp, a housing, and an actuator assembly,
- the free flow prevention clamp including a clamping section having a first side and a second side, a first elongate section extending from the first side, and a second elongate section extending from the second side,
- the housing supporting the free flow prevention clamp and defining a channel for receiving a tube, the first elongate section and the second elongate section extending parallel to the channel and the clamping section extending across the channel,
- wherein the free flow prevention clamp is configurable within the housing in an open condition that allows fluid flow through the tube when force is applied to a portion of the clamping section and in a closed condition that prevents fluid flow through the tube when the force is removed from the portion of the clamping section;
- the actuator assembly including a portion extending through the housing and configurable for movement between a rest position and a bypass position and a portion extending within the housing configured for contact with the clamping section, wherein upon actuation of the actuator assembly by a user from the rest position to the bypass position, the actuator assembly applies the force to the portion of the clamping section to position the free flow prevention clamp in the open condition;
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- a pump body including a receptacle configured to receive the cassette, a peristaltic pump positioned adjacent the receptacle to act on the tube when the cassette is received by the receptacle, at least one cam positioned at least partially within the cassette to engage at least one of the first and second elongate sections to apply the force when the cassette is received by the receptacle.
A cassette comprising:
- a free flow prevention clamp, a housing, and an actuator assembly,
- the free flow prevention clamp including a clamping section having a first side and a second side, a first elongate section extending from the first side, and a second elongate section extending from the second side,
- the housing supporting the free flow prevention clamp and defining a channel for receiving a tube, the first elongate section and the second elongate section extending parallel to the channel and the clamping section extending across the channel,
- wherein the free flow prevention clamp is configurable within the housing in an open condition that allows fluid flow through the tube when force is applied to a portion of the clamping section and in a closed condition that prevents fluid flow through the tube when the force is removed from the portion of the clamping section;
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- the actuator assembly including a portion extending through the housing and configurable for movement between a rest position and a bypass position and a portion extending within the housing configured for contact with the clamping section,
- wherein upon actuation by a user of the actuator assembly from the rest position to the bypass position, the actuator assembly applies the force to the portion of the clamping section to position the free flow prevention clamp in the open condition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.