METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSERTION OF TUBING INTO IRRIGATION AND INFUSION FLUID PUMPS
First Claim
1. A device, comprising:
- a pump that transports fluid in a tubing of a particular outside diameter in a particular direction;
a slot in the pump, into which the tubing is inserted;
a door for inserting the tubing into the slot, the door being hingedly connected to the pump, wherein the door, when closed, covers the slot with two sides of the door extending beyond either side of the slot;
two panels, one at each side of the door, each panel forming a notch for guiding the tubing;
a bar connecting the two panels at the sides of the door for providing pressure across a length of the tubing for pushing the tubing into the slot as the door is closed.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a door is used to provide uniform pressure to insert tubing into slots of a pump having walls that are narrower than the outer diameter of the tubing. In another embodiment, connectors are attached to receptacles on the pump, where the connectors insert and/or hold the tubing in slots of the pump. The connectors push the tubing into the slots while closing thereby covering the slots, which helps assure that the tubing is properly inserted into the slots. Optionally, the tubing may be partially affixed to the connectors so that detaching the connectors from the pump receptacles may remove the tubing from the slots. In one embodiment, as long as the connectors are connected to the pump receptacles properly, the tubing is properly inserted and/or retained in the slots.
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21 Claims
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1. A device, comprising:
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a pump that transports fluid in a tubing of a particular outside diameter in a particular direction; a slot in the pump, into which the tubing is inserted; a door for inserting the tubing into the slot, the door being hingedly connected to the pump, wherein the door, when closed, covers the slot with two sides of the door extending beyond either side of the slot; two panels, one at each side of the door, each panel forming a notch for guiding the tubing; a bar connecting the two panels at the sides of the door for providing pressure across a length of the tubing for pushing the tubing into the slot as the door is closed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device, comprising:
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a pump that transports fluid in a tubing of a particular outside diameter in a particular direction, the pump having a receptacle for engaging a connector; a slot in the pump receptacle; the connector that engages the receptacle includes guiding and supporting structures for inserting the tubing into the slot and retaining the tubing in place, the connector being partially attached to the tubing; wherein the connector is detachable from the receptacle, wherein detaching the connector from the receptacle results in retracting the tubing from the slot. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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partially attaching a tubing to a connector, the connector including at least two guiding members connected via a supporting edge for providing pressure across a length of the tubing; inserting the connector in a receptacle on a pump, the connector being detachable from the receptacle, wherein a slot is located in the receptacle, wherein the tubing is inserted into the slot as a result of the connector being inserted in the receptacle; and wherein the tubing is retained in place by the connector as a result of being partially attached to the connector, wherein the pump, when in operation, transports fluid in the tubing in a particular direction, wherein detaching the connector from the receptacle results in retracting the tubing from the slot.
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