US 2002/0165503 A1 · Medical instrument flow stop interface

Abstract

A fluid infusion pump includes a platen between an outer door and the pumping mechanism. The platen is located so that as the outer door of the pump is moved to the closed position, it moves the platen to position the fluid flow tube into occlusive contact with the pumping mechanism before the platen engages a flow stop formed integrally with the tube and releases the flow stop to permit fluid flow, thus avoiding a free flow condition. The door also includes a handle having a sear with a hook that engages the flow stop when the door is in the closed position. As the door is opened, the hook moves the flow stop to the occluded position before the platen is moved away from the tube thus preventing a free flow condition. The platen includes a flow stop release portion that is offset from the remainder of the platen that operatively engages a release tab on the flow stop to permit movement of the flow stop to the fluid flow configuration. The platen is mounted to the housing with a floating hinge and datum pins located on the face of the pumping mechanism precisely locate the platen into position with the pumping mechanism and thereby result in precise positioning of the fluid tube.

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Dependent claims

An apparatus for controlling a flow stop to reside in an occluding configuration at which the flow stop occludes a resilient tube and to reside in a flow configuration at which the flow stop permits flow through the resilient tube, by the position of a door that is mounted with a first hinge to the housing of a medical instrument, the apparatus comprising:

a base on the flow stop for holding the resilient tube;
a slide clamp slidably mounted on said base and engaging the tube, the slide clamp adapted for movement between the occluding configuration and the flow configuration;
and
a platen mounted in relation to the housing with a second hinge, the second hinge located at a position different from the position of the first hinge but such that the platen is disposed between the door and the slide clamp of the flow stop wherein moving the door towards the housing engages the platen and engages the slide clamp to move the slide clamp to the flow configuration whereby fluid may flow through the tube.

1 more element

An apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid through a tube mounted in a medical instrument, the medical instrument including a flow mechanism that engages the tube to precisely regulate the flow of fluid through the tube to a patient, and a flow stop mounted to the medical instrument, the flow stop having an occluding configuration at which the flow stop occludes the tube and a flow configuration at which the flow stop permits flow through the tube, the medical instrument having a housing to which a door is mounted with a first hinge, the apparatus comprising:

a base on the flow stop for holding the tube;
a slide clamp slidably mounted on said base and engaging the tube, the slide clamp adapted for movement between the occluding configuration and the flow configuration;
and
a platen mounted in relation to the housing with a second hinge, the second hinge located at a position different from the position of the first hinge but such that the platen is disposed between the door and the flow mechanism and the flow stop such that when the door is moved towards the flow mechanism, the door engages the platen causing it to engage the tube against the flow mechanism to occlude the tube by the flow mechanism and engages the slide clamp of the flow stop to move the slide clamp to the flow configuration thereby avoiding a free flow condition.

1 more element

An apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid through a tube mounted in a medical fluid infusion pump, the pump including a pumping mechanism that engages the tube to precisely pump the fluid through the tube to a patient, the tube having a flow stop having a base and a slide clamp slidably mounted on the base and engaging the tube, the slide clamp having an occluding configuration at which the slide clamp occludes the tube and a flow configuration at which the slide clamp permits flow through the tube, the pump having a housing to which a door is mounted with a first hinge, the apparatus comprising:

a platen mounted in relation to the housing with a second hinge, the second hinge located at a position different from the position of the first hinge but such that the platen is disposed between the door and the pumping mechanism and the flow stop such that when the door is moved towards the pumping mechanism, the door engages the platen causing it to engage the tube against the pumping mechanism to occlude the tube by the pumping mechanism and engages the slide clamp of the flow stop to move the slide clamp to the flow configuration thereby avoiding a free flow condition.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Medical instrument flow stop interface

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Medical instrument flow stop interface

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Abstract

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