INFUSION PUMP MODULE AND INFUSION SYSTEM

• US 20110125087A1
• Filed: 11/05/2010
• Published: 05/26/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Kamada, Teruki, SUGIMOTO, Yasunori, Tomoyama, Takashi
• Application Number:
  US12/940,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20110125087A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/67
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0244 Micromachined materials, e.g. made from silicon wafers, microelectromechanical systems [MEMS] or comprising nanotechnology
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/0294 Piezoelectric materials
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/12 with interchangeable cassettes forming partially or totally the fluid circuit
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3334 Measuring or controlling the flow rate
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1413 Modular systems comprising interconnecting elements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14224 Diaphragm type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16804 Flow controllers
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16886 for measuring fluid flow rate, i.e. flowmeters

Abstract

An infusion pump module includes a body case that includes an inflow channel for a liquid medicine; a first connecting flow channel; a second connecting flow channel; and an outflow channel; an auxiliary case joined to the body case and includes an auxiliary flow channel connected to the first and second connecting flow channel; a flow sensor that forms a measurement flow channel and measures a flow rate of the liquid medicine; an infusion pump that forms a transfer flow channel connected to the inflow channel and the first connecting flow channel, and discharges the liquid medicine by a piezoelectric element; a gasket that seals each connection portion between the inflow channel and the transfer flow channel and so on; and a cover case fastened to the body case to fix the gasket, the infusion pump, and the flow sensor to the body case.

Claims

1. An infusion pump module comprising:

a body case that includes

an inflow channel having an inflow port for a liquid medicine;

a first connecting flow channel;

a second connecting flow channel; and

an outflow channel having an outflow port for the liquid medicine;

an auxiliary case joined to the body case and that includes

an auxiliary flow channel connected to the first connecting flow channel and the second connecting flow channel;

a flow sensor that forms a measurement flow channel connected to the second connecting flow channel and the outflow channel, and measures a flow rate of the liquid medicine flowing through the measurement flow channel;

an infusion pump that forms a transfer flow channel connected to the inflow channel and the first connecting flow channel, and discharges the liquid medicine flowed into the transfer flow channel from the inflow channel to the first connecting flow channel by using a piezoelectric element;

a gasket that seals a connection portion between the inflow channel and the transfer flow channel, a connection portion between the transfer flow channel and the first connecting flow channel, a connection portion between the second connecting flow channel and the measurement flow channel, and a connection portion between the measurement flow channel and the outflow channel; and

a cover case that is fastened to the body case to thereby fix the gasket, the infusion pump, and the flow sensor to the body case.

2. The infusion pump module according to claim 1, wherein

the infusion pump discharges the liquid medicine to the first connecting flow channel by oscillating the piezoelectric element.

3. The infusion pump module according to claim 1, wherein the auxiliary flow channel has a U-shape.

4. The infusion pump module according to claim 1, wherein

the infusion pump and the flow sensor are placed side by side in a longitudinal direction of the infusion pump module.

5. The infusion pump module according to claim 1, wherein

the body case and the auxiliary case are made of resin, and

the auxiliary case is joined to the body case with solvent.

6. The infusion pump module according to claim 1, wherein

the gasket is a silicone rubber sheet on which through holes are formed at positions corresponding to the respective connection portions.

7. The infusion pump module according to claim 1, further comprising:

a printed circuit board that transmits drive power to the piezoelectric element and the flow sensor, wherein

the cover case is fastened to the body case to thereby fix the gasket, the infusion pump, the flow sensor, and the printed circuit board to the body case.

8. An infusion system comprising:

the infusion pump module according to claim 1; and

a system controller that controls oscillation of the piezoelectric element depending on a measurement result of the flow rate obtained by the flow sensor, and controls the amount of the liquid medicine to be transferred by the infusion pump.