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Disposable cassette for connection to a liquid drug infusion pump

US6106498A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 18, 1998
Grant dateAug 22, 2000
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M2205/60
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disposable cassette for use with a liquid drug infusion pump comprises a cassette body (1) with a flexible pump tube (2) between an inlet (3) for connection to a drug reservoir on the upstream side and an outlet (4) for delivery of the drug to a medical patient on the downstream side; a pressure detector membrane (18) operatively connectable to said infusion pump having means to measure the pressure in the fluid circuit of the cassette; a passive valve (7) having a pre-stress producing a forward opening pressure of at least 0.15 bar, and an optical code (6) located on the cassette body (1) for recognition of the cassette by said infusion pump.

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