US 2025/0172223 A1 · FLUID PUMP WITH INTEGRAL TUBING RETENTION DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS

Abstract

A tubing retention device for retaining a T-shaped tubing assembly includes a base member having a first tubing recess, a second tubing recess oriented perpendicular to the first tubing recess, and first and second relief shelves disposed at opposite ends of the first tubing recess and recessed relative to the bottom surface of the first tubing recess. A movable locking element is configured to move between an unlocked first position and a locked second position and is configured to lock a T-shaped tubing assembly in the tubing retention device in the locked second position. A fluid pump includes a housing and such a tubing retention device mounted to the housing. A T-shaped tubing assembly may be secured within a such a retention device by positioning the T-shaped tubing assembly in the first and second tubing recesses, and moving the locking element from the unlocked first position to the locked second position.

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Dependent claims

A tubing retention device for retaining a T-shaped tubing assembly, the tubing retention device comprising:

a base member having external surfaces defining a first tubing recess, a second tubing recess oriented at least substantially perpendicular to the first tubing recess, a first relief shelf disposed at a first end of the first tubing recess and recessed relative to a bottom surface of the first tubing recess, and a second relief shelf disposed at a second end of the first tubing recess and recessed relative to the bottom surface of the first tubing recess;
and
a movable locking element configured to move between an unlocked first position and a locked second position, the movable locking element configured to lock a T-shaped tubing assembly in the tubing retention device when the T-shaped tubing assembly is positioned within the first tubing recess and the second tubing recess and the movable locking element is moved to the locked second position.

A method of securing a T-shaped tubing assembly within a retention device, the method comprising:

positioning a T-shaped tubing assembly within a first tubing recess and a second tubing recess in a base member, the second tubing recess oriented at least substantially perpendicular to the first tubing recess, the base member having external surfaces defining a first relief shelf disposed at a first end of the first tubing recess and recessed relative to a bottom surface of the first tubing recess, and a second relief shelf disposed at a second end of the first tubing recess and recessed relative to the bottom surface of the first tubing recess;
and
moving a movable locking element carried by the base member from an unlocked first position to a locked second position, the movable locking element locking the T-shaped tubing assembly in the retention device while the movable locking element is in the locked second position.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Fluid pump with integral tubing retention device and related methods

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Fluid pump with integral tubing retention device and related methods

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Abstract

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