Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pump system with pinch valve for fluid management in surgical procedures and method of operation thereof
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Application No.: US17109525Application Date: 2020-12-02
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Publication No.: US11408416B2Publication Date: 2022-08-09
- Inventor: Mathew Mitchell , Mikhael Lyssounkine , William Sant
- Applicant: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC. , SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG , SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
- Applicant Address: US TN Memphis; CH Zug; SG Singapore
- Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.,SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG,SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
- Current Assignee: SMITH & NEPHEW, INC.,SMITH & NEPHEW ORTHOPAEDICS AG,SMITH & NEPHEW ASIA PACIFIC PTE. LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Memphis; CH Zug; SG Singapore
- Agency: Dickinson Wright, PLLC
- Agent Charles W. Kocher; Mark E. Scott
- Main IPC: F04B43/12
- IPC: F04B43/12 ; F04B17/04 ; F04B45/067

Abstract:
Pump systems with pinch valves for surgical procedures. At least some of the example embodiments are pump systems including a stationary housing defining a front face. A tube support extends outwardly from the front face for aligning and supporting a first tube and a second tube. At least one pinch member is movable relative to the tube support by a power actuator operably coupled to the at least one pinch member and configured to have three orientations that define: a first arrangement of the pinch member relative to the tube support configured to pinch closed the first tube, a second arrangement of the at least one pinch member relative to the tube support configured to pinch closed the second tube, and a third arrangement of the at least one pinch member relative to the tube support configured to pinch closed neither the first tube nor the second tube.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220065239A1 PUMP SYSTEM WITH PINCH VALVE FOR FLUID MANAGEMENT IN SURGICAL PROCEDURES AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOF Public/Granted day:2022-03-03
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