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US 5,427,509 AGranted
Peristaltic pump tube cassette with angle pump tube connectors
AssigneeBaxter International Inc.
InventorsArthur S. Chapman, T. Michael Dennehey, Richard I. Brown, Warren P. Williamson
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Abstract
A peristaltic pump tube holder has a body having first and second pump tube connectors extending outside of it. The pump tube connectors extend at an acute angle relative to a surface of the body to receive a flexible tubing loop and orient the tubing loop for engagement with an external peristaltic pump rotor.
Claims8
A peristaltic pump tube holder comprising
- a body defining a surface, and
- first and second pump tube connectors extending outside the body at an acute angle relative to the surface to receive a flexible tubing loop and orient the tubing loop for engagement with an external peristaltic pump rotor.
A pump tube holder for a peristaltic pump comprising
- a body defining a surface,
- first and second pump tube connectors extending outside the body at an acute angle relative to the surface, and
- a flexible tubing loop carried by the first and second pump tube connectors in an erect, outwardly bowed position for placement into engagement with the peristaltic pump and for removal out of engagement with the peristaltic pump by moving the body, respectively, toward and away from the peristaltic pump.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.