Apparatus for remote mixing of fluids
First Claim
1. An apparatus for mixing fluids comprising:
- a flexible, tubular member having opposed closed ends;
a clamp means positioned adjacent each said opposed closed end for creating a sealed chamber adjacent each said opposed, closed end of said tubular member, each chamber containing a reagent fluid, said chambers separated by a central mixing chamber;
spring biased means bearing upon said sealed chambers to continually pressurized reagents therein; and
control means coupled to each said clamp means for selectively enabling movement of a clamp means to open a channel between a reagent containing chamber and said central mixing chamber, whereby reagent in a said reagent containing chamber positioned adjacent the enabled clamp means, is forced through said channel into said central mixing chamber by a one-time movement of said spring biased means, operation of all said clamp means enabling mixing of said reagents in said central mixing chamber, said central mixing chamber sealed so as to prevent outflow of said mixed reagents.
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Abstract
An apparatus for mixing fluids is described which includes a flexible tubular member disposed between opposed ends. Filling and clamp systems are placed adjacent each of the opposed ends, creating sealed chambers in the tubular member, each chamber including a reagent fluid. The sealed reagent chambers are separated by a mixing chamber, and all of the chambers are disposed within the tubular member. A spring driven plate pressurizes each of the reagent chambers. A control system is coupled to each of the clamp systems for selectively opening a channel between at least one reagent chamber and the mixing chamber, with reagent in a reagent chamber being forced, via the open channel, into the mixing chamber by the spring biased pressurizing plate.
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12 Claims
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1. An apparatus for mixing fluids comprising:
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a flexible, tubular member having opposed closed ends; a clamp means positioned adjacent each said opposed closed end for creating a sealed chamber adjacent each said opposed, closed end of said tubular member, each chamber containing a reagent fluid, said chambers separated by a central mixing chamber; spring biased means bearing upon said sealed chambers to continually pressurized reagents therein; and control means coupled to each said clamp means for selectively enabling movement of a clamp means to open a channel between a reagent containing chamber and said central mixing chamber, whereby reagent in a said reagent containing chamber positioned adjacent the enabled clamp means, is forced through said channel into said central mixing chamber by a one-time movement of said spring biased means, operation of all said clamp means enabling mixing of said reagents in said central mixing chamber, said central mixing chamber sealed so as to prevent outflow of said mixed reagents. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for mixing fluids comprising:
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a plate; a pair of T-shaped, flexible, tubular members, said T-shaped members having horizontal and central vertical portions, each said tubular member having reagent receiving regions at horizontal extremities of said T-shapes, said central vertical portions extending through openings in said plate and adapted to receive and hold a mixture of reagents from said reagent receiving regions; adjustable side straps mounted on said plate for sealing extremities of said horizontal portions of said tubular member against fluid flow when adjusted to pinch said portions against said plate; a pair of clamp means spanning said horizontal portions, one on either side of said vertical portions, said clamp means movable to pinchably seal said tubular members to create chambers for reagents in said horizontal portions, said reagent chambers separated by said central vertical portions; spring biased bearing means for pressurizing contents of said reagent receiving regions; and control means associated with each said clamp means enabling movement of a said clamp means to a non-pinching position, said bearing means moving under influence of a spring bias to force a reagent in a chamber to move to said central vertical portion. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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