Locking slide clamp
AssigneeCareFusion 303, Inc.
InventorsRaymond P. FEITH, Soon Y. PARK
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Abstract
A locking slide clamp includes a uniform body. The uniform body includes an aperture configured to allow a tubing to pass through the body. The aperture is configured to allow unrestricted flow of a fluid within the tubing when the tubing is at a first position of the aperture and restrict the flow of the fluid within the tubing when the tubing is at a second position of the aperture. The uniform body includes an engageable coupling mechanism, which may include a clasp, disposed at a first portion of the flexible uniform body. The coupling mechanism is configured to, when engaged, cover at least a portion of the release point of the aperture such that the tubing is locked in place within the pinch point of the aperture.
Claims20
A locking slide clamp, comprising:
- a body including:
- an aperture configured to allow a tubing to pass through the body, wherein:
- a first end of the aperture comprises a release point configured to allow an unrestricted flow of a fluid within the tubing when the tubing is positioned at the first end of the aperture, and
- a second end of the aperture comprises a pinch point configured to restrict a flow of the fluid within the tubing when the tubing is positioned at the second end of the aperture;
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- an engageable coupling mechanism, including a clasp, configured to, when engaged, cover at least a portion of the release point of the aperture such that the tubing, when positioned at the second end of the aperture, is locked in place within the pinch point of the aperture.
A locking slide clamp, comprising:
- a substantially flat body including:
- an opening through the substantially flat body, comprising:
- a first area having a first width equal to at least a diameter of a tubing to allow unrestricted flow;
- a second area having a second width that is substantially less than the diameter of the tubing to restrict a flow of a fluid through the tubing when the tubing is received in the second area of the opening;
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- a transition area connecting the first area and the second area whereby a width of the transition area decreases from the first width to the second width;
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- an engageable coupling mechanism, including a clasp, configured to, when engaged, cover at least a portion of the first area such that the tubing, when received in the opening, is locked in place within the first area or the second area.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.