Proper tubing installation testing method and apparatus for a peristaltic pump
US6731216B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | May 4, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/15
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A tubing installation checking device is provided for determining proper installation of a tubing along a tube receiving channel in a peristaltic pump of the type having a tube receiving channel and a door for holding a tubing therein. The tubing installation checking device includes a pressure sensor held in the peristaltic pump positioned along the tube receiving channel downstream from the pumping mechanism for sensing pressure in the tubing and for providing a signal representing the sensed pressure. A valve is provided held in the peristaltic pump along the tube receiving channel downstream from the pressure sensor for closing the tubing when it is installed in the tube receiving channel. A computer program is provided for closing the valve, for activating the pumping mechanism for a partial pumping stroke, for receiving a first pressure signal from said pressure sensor indicating the sensed pressure after the partial pumping stroke, for holding the pumping mechanism stationary during a predetermined period of time, for receiving a second pressure signal indicating the pressure in the tubing after the predetermined period of time, for comparing the first and second pressure si…
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