Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In situ tubing measurements for infusion pumps
- Patent Title (中): 输液泵的原位管测量
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Application No.: US13361186Application Date: 2012-01-30
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Publication No.: US08496613B2Publication Date: 2013-07-30
- Inventor: Yu Zhou
- Applicant: Yu Zhou
- Applicant Address: US IL Deerfield CH Glattpark (Opfikon)
- Assignee: Baxter International Inc.,Baxter Healthcare S.A.
- Current Assignee: Baxter International Inc.,Baxter Healthcare S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Deerfield CH Glattpark (Opfikon)
- Agency: K&L Gates LLP
- Main IPC: A61M31/00
- IPC: A61M31/00 ; G01C25/00

Abstract:
An infusion pump having a tubing clamping section including a movable and a stationary portion. The infusion pump includes at least one sensor for detecting a contact length of tubing within the movable and/or the stationary portion. The infusion pump includes a shuttle having a shuttle stationary and a shuttle moveable portion, and is configured to squeeze a length of the tubing between the shuttle portions. The infusion pump includes a motor connected to the shuttle moveable portion via a shaft. The motor moves the shuttle moveable portion towards and away from the shuttle stationary portion. The infusion pump includes a controller and an encoder that detects a position of the shaft. The controller converts the detected position into a travel distance of the shuttle moveable portion, and calculates a diameter and a thickness of the tubing based on the travel distance and the contact length of the tubing.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120130676A1 IN SITU TUBING MEASUREMENTS FOR INFUSION PUMPS Public/Granted day:2012-05-24
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