Pump Module For Use In A Medical Fluid Dispensing System
First Claim
1. A pump module for use in a medical fluid dispensing system comprising:
- a pump body made of a non-compliant material;
first and second pump chambers formed in said body, each of said chambers having a first, open end and an opposite, closed end;
first and second pistons in said first and second pump chambers, respectively;
at least one fluid inlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers;
a fluid outlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers;
whereineach of said pistons extends through said open end of a respective one of said pump chambers, each of said pistons being operably translatable within said respective one of said pump chambers toward and away from said closed end of said respective one of said pump chambers, said pistons being translatable independently of one another.
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Abstract
A pump module is provided for use in a medical fluid dispensing system that includes a pump body made of a non-compliant material and first and second pump chambers formed in the body. Each of the chambers has a first, open end and an opposite, closed end. The pump module further includes first and second pistons in the first and second pump chambers, respectively. At least one fluid inlet and a fluid outlet are selectively in fluid communication with the first and second pump chambers. Each of the pistons extends through the open end of a respective one of the pump chambers, with each of the pistons being operably translatable within the pump chamber toward and away from the closed end of the chamber. The pistons are translatable independently of one another.
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29 Claims
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1. A pump module for use in a medical fluid dispensing system comprising:
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a pump body made of a non-compliant material; first and second pump chambers formed in said body, each of said chambers having a first, open end and an opposite, closed end; first and second pistons in said first and second pump chambers, respectively; at least one fluid inlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers; a fluid outlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers;
whereineach of said pistons extends through said open end of a respective one of said pump chambers, each of said pistons being operably translatable within said respective one of said pump chambers toward and away from said closed end of said respective one of said pump chambers, said pistons being translatable independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A pump comprising:
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a pump body made of a non-compliant material; first and second pump chambers formed in said body, each of said chambers having a first, open end and an opposite, closed end; first and second pistons in said first and second pump chambers, respectively; a fluid inlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers; a fluid outlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers; first and second linear actuators coupled to said first and second pistons, respectively;
whereineach of said pistons extends through said open end of a respective one of said pump chambers; said first linear actuator is operable for translating said first piston within said first pump chamber toward and away from said closed end of said first pump chamber; said second linear actuator is operable for translating said second piston within said second pump chamber toward and away from said closed end of said second pump chamber; and said first and second linear actuators are operable independently of one another wherein said first and second pistons are translatable independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A system for dispensing medical fluids intravenously to a patient comprising:
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a pump; and a programmable controller;
wherein said pump comprises;a pump body made of a non-compliant material; first and second pump chambers formed in said body, each of said chambers having a first, open end and an opposite, closed end; first and second pistons in said first and second pump chambers, respectively; a fluid inlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers; a fluid outlet selectively in fluid communication with said first and second pump chambers; first and second linear actuators coupled to said first and second pistons, respectively; and
whereineach of said pistons extends through said open end of a respective one of said pump chambers; said first linear actuator is operable for translating said first piston within said first pump chamber toward and away from said closed end of said first pump chamber; said second linear actuator is operable for translating said second piston within said second pump chamber toward and away from said closed end of said second pump chamber; and said first and second linear actuators are controlled independently of one another by said programmable controller such that said first and second pistons are translatable independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26)
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27. A method for pumping fluid in a medical fluid dispensing system comprising the steps of:
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providing a pump module having a pump body made of a non-compliant material, the pump body having first and second pump chambers formed therein, each having a first, open end and an opposite, closed end, with the pump module further comprising a fluid inlet selectively in fluid communication with the first and second pump chambers and a fluid outlet selectively in fluid communication with the first and second pump chambers, the pump module further comprising first and second pistons in the first and second pump chambers, respectively; providing first and second linear actuators, the first linear actuator being mechanically coupled to the first piston, the second linear actuator being mechanically coupled to the second piston; translating the first and second pistons with the corresponding linear actuator within the respective one of the pump chambers toward and away from the closed end of the respective one of the pump chambers; operating the linear actuators independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29)
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Specification