Method and device for insertion of tubing into irrigation and infusion fluid pumps

A system comprising:

• a pump that squeezes tubing of a particular outer diameter, creating a peristaltic contraction of the tubing to push the fluid in the tubing in a particular direction;
• a sensor for sensing properties of the fluid;
• and
• a connector having slot leading to or leading away from the sensor forming a channel that holds the tubing in place;
• the connector being permanently attached to the tubing;
• the connector detaches from a housing of the pump, so that when the tubing is changed, a new tubing permanently attached to a new connector is attached to the pump housing.

A method comprising:

• placing tubing into a slot that is in a connector, the slot having walls having a portion in which that walls are distance apart from one another that is less than an outer diameter of the tubing, the connector being attached to a pump;
• and
• closing a covering that covers the slot, the covering pushing the tubing into the slot and holds the tubing in the slot;
• while the pump is in operation, the pump squeezes the tubing therein creating a peristaltic contraction of the tubing to push the fluid in the tubing in a particular direction.