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US 2014/0271246 A1Published application
Cooperation of platen and pump cassette for pump device
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsChris Zollinger, Daniel Abal
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Abstract
A pumping mechanism includes a housing containing the pumping mechanism, the housing defining a seat configured to receive a pump cassette having a fluid lumen that can be acted upon by the pumping mechanism so as to pump fluid through the fluid lumen of the pump cassette. A platen pad is movably attached to the housing mechanism, wherein the platen pad can movably adjust in position relative to the pump cassette as the pump cassette is secured in the seat of the housing.
Claims17
A pump device, comprising:
- a pumping mechanism;
- a housing containing the pumping mechanism, the housing defining a seat configured to receive a pump cassette having a fluid lumen that can be acted upon by the pumping mechanism so as to pump fluid through the fluid lumen of the pump cassette;
- a platen pad movably attached to the housing mechanism, wherein the platen pad can movably adjust in position relative to the pump cassette as the pump cassette is secured in the seat of the housing.
A method of coupling a pump cassette with a pump device, comprising:
- inserting the pump cassette into a seat of the pump device;
- closing a door of the pump device to secure the pump cassette in the seat, wherein the door includes a platen pad that adjusts in position relative to the pump as the door is closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.