Miniature peristaltic pump
US5083908A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 23, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2005/14506
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The miniature peristaltic pump (1) of this invention includes a pump module (2) comprising a gear (11) arranged to drive a rotor bearing rollers, said rollers crushing locally at least one tube into which a medicinal preparation may be sucked in at the input (13) and expelled at the output (14) thereof. The gear (11) meshes with a pinion (12) forming part of a motor module (3) adapted to be mounted with or dismounted from the pump module. The motor module comprises a timepiece movement of the type currently employed in a wrist watch, such movement including a stepping motor, an integrated circuit, a quartz resonator and down gearing by means of toothed wheels. An energy cell renders the pump self contained. The pump is intended to be carried on the human body and thus renders unnecessary that the patient recline on a bed.
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