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US 2014/0271247 A1Published application
Infusion pump configured to engage a sensor with tubing
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorDaniel Abal
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Abstract
A pump device includes a pumping mechanism and a housing containing the pumping mechanism. A structure on a door of the housing is configured to urge the tube of a pump set toward engagement with a sensor as the door is closed with the pump set is mounted housing.
Claims16
A pump device, comprising:
- a pumping mechanism;
- a housing containing the pumping mechanism, the housing defining a seat configured to receive a pump set 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 set, wherein the pump set is attached to a tube that delivers fluid to the fluid lumen;
- a sensor in the housing, the sensor configured to sense a characteristic of the tube when the tube engages the sensor;
- a door movably attached to the housing, wherein the door transitions between an open position that exposes the seat and a closed position that covers the seat;
- a structure on the door that urges the tube toward engagement with the sensor as the door is closed with the pump set is mounted in the seat.
2 more elements
A method of coupling a pump set with a pump device, comprising:
- inserting the pump set into a seat of the pump device, wherein the pump device includes a sensor configured to sense a characteristic of fluid flowing through the pump set;
- and
- closing a door of the pump device to secure the pump set in the seat, wherein the door includes protrusion that pushes a fluid tube of the pump set toward engagement with the sensor as the door moves to a closed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.