Pinch clamp devices, methods, and systems
US10195418B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 9, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF16K31/04
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A linearly actuated pinch clamp is provided, including a housing, a motor connected to the housing, a mechanical drive unit connected to the motor for converting a rotary motion of the motor to a linear motion and for introducing a mechanical advantage to the motion of the motor, and a pinching element having a body and a pinching surface. The pinching element body is coupled to the mechanical drive unit. In certain versions of the pinch clamp, the pinching element is slidably mounted to the housing such that the pinching element is linearly displaceable by the mechanical drive unit between a first position and a second position where the pinching surface cooperates with a fixed surface to pinch closed a flexible tube.
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