Prepackaged fluid processing module having pump and valve elements operable in response to applied pressures
First Claim
1. A fluid module for use in a fluid procedure, comprising:
- a housing open at one end, including a removable cover overlying said open end; and
a relatively flexible fluid impervious sheet member within said housing forming in conjunction with said housing a fluid circuit including at least one pump element actuable in response to an applied pressure.
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Abstract
A disposable prepackaged fluid processing module includes an integral housing wherein fluid containers, tubing segments, and other components required in processing a fluid are contained. Fluid communication between the containers, components and tubing segments is provided by a fluid circuit formed by a panel of the housing, and an overlying fluid-impermeable flexible sheet member. The fluid circuit includes pump and valve elements which operate in response to pressures applied to the sheet member. Upon installation of the system in a related actuator apparatus pneumatic actuator ports apply pressures to the pump and valve elements to circulate fluid through the fluid circuit.
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46 Claims
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1. A fluid module for use in a fluid procedure, comprising:
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a housing open at one end, including a removable cover overlying said open end; and a relatively flexible fluid impervious sheet member within said housing forming in conjunction with said housing a fluid circuit including at least one pump element actuable in response to an applied pressure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 22, 23, 24)
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15. A modular fluid processing system for use in a fluid procedure, comprising:
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a housing have a base panel and at least one side panel; at least one system element contained within said housing for use in conjunction with the procedure; and a fluid-impermeable sheet member within said housing overlying said base panel, and forming in conjunction with said base panel a fluid circuit in fluid communication with said component. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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25. A fluid module for fractionating a desired fluid component from a whole fluid, said module comprising, in combination
a housing having a base panel and at least one side panel; -
a filter element for separating the desired component from the whole component; and a fluid-impervious sheet member within said housing overlying said bottom panel, said bottom panel including a depressed portion forming in conjunction with said overlying sheet member a fluid circuit serially including said filter element. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A modular fluid system for performing a fluid procedure, comprising:
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a housing open at one end and including a base panel and at least one side panel formed of a relatively inflexible fluid-impermeable plastic material; a system component contained within said housing for use in conjunction with said fluid procedure; a relatively flexible fluid-impermeable sheet member overlying said base panel, said base panel including an outwardly depressed portion thereon forming in conjunction with said sheet member a fluid-sealed fluid circuit including a circuit element actuable by force applied to said sheet member; and removable cover means overlying the open end of said housing. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35)
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36. A fluid module for use in a fluid procedure comprising
a housing comprising a base panel and at least one side panel forming an open ended tray-like enclosure, and a relatively flexible fluid impervious sheet member within said housing forming in conjunction with said base panel a fluid circuit including at least one pump element actuable in response to an applied pressure.
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