ENTERAL FEEDING PUMP WITH ACCELERATION SENSOR AND RELATED METHODS THEREFOR
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Abstract
An enteral feeding pump for mounting a pump set for enteral delivery of fluid through the pump set to a subject including a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of a pump set. A pumping device contacts the pump set when the pump set is received by the housing so the pumping device acts on the pump set to produce fluid flow in the pump set for enteral delivery of fluid to a subject. A sensor is connected to the housing for sensing acceleration of at least a portion of the housing caused by an impact to the housing and producing a signal in response to the sensed acceleration. A control circuit in the housing is programmed to perform an operation after the sensor produces a predetermined sequence of signals.
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33 Claims
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17. An enteral feeding pump for mounting a pump set for enteral delivery of fluid through the pump set to a subject, the enteral feeding pump comprising:
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a housing capable of receiving at least a portion of the pump set; a display in the housing for displaying information about the pump; a pumping device contacting the pump set when the pump set is received by the housing so the pumping device acts on the pump set to produce fluid flow in the pump set; a sensor connected to the housing for sensing an acceleration of at least a portion of the housing and producing a signal in response to the sensed acceleration; and a control circuit configured to receive the signal and control operation of the pump in response to the signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A method of fabricating a pump having a housing configured for mounting a pump set thereonto for enteral delivery of fluid through the pump set to a subject, and a display for indicating information about the pump, the method comprising:
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connecting a sensor to the housing for sensing an acceleration of at least a portion of the housing and producing a signal in response to the sensed acceleration; connecting a control circuit to the sensor to receive the signal, wherein the control circuit is configured to the control operation of the pump based on the received signal. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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