Infusion pump door seal for vertical intravenous tubes
AssigneesBaxter International Inc., Baxter Healthcare S.A.
InventorsJiri Slaby, Mohammad Ali Jamnia, Steve Pippin
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Abstract
An infusion pump for delivering an intravenous (“IV”) fluid includes a housing having a vertical orientation when the infusion pump is positioned for operation. The housing has a top side configured to engage a portion of an IV tube. The top side includes a tube window configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the top side of the housing. The infusion pump also includes a door hingedly connected to the housing. The door is configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position. The door includes a roof configured to contact the top side of the housing. The door includes a lip configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the door.
Claims20
An infusion pump for delivering an intravenous (“IV”) fluid, the infusion pump comprising:
- a housing having a vertical orientation when the infusion pump is positioned for operation, the housing having a top side configured to engage a portion of an IV tube, the top side including a tube window configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the top side of the housing;
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- a door hingedly connected to the housing, the door configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position, the door including a roof configured to contact the top side of the housing, the door including a lip configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the door.
An infusion pump for delivering an intravenous (“IV”) fluid, the infusion pump comprising:
- a housing having a vertical orientation when the infusion pump is positioned for operation, the housing including:
- a top side configured to engage a portion of an IV tube, the top side including a tube window configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the top side of the housing
- a hinge located along a side, and
- a front face comprising a display interface;
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- a door connected to the hinge of the housing such that the door swings open away from the display interface, the door including a roof configured to contact the top side of the housing, the door including a lip configured to enable the portion of the IV tube to pass through the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.