Medical device clamp
First Claim
1. A clamp for removably affixing a device to a gripped element, said clamp comprising groove means, for partially encompassing said gripped element, clamp body means for releasably compressively urging said gripped element into contact with said groove means, and actuation means for releasably actuating said clamp body means wherein said actuation means includes torque means for preferentially allowing the application of more torque when said clamp body means is being released from said gripped element.
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Abstract
A clamp for a medical device such as an infusion pump has a plurality of orientations adapted to grip either substantially vertical or horizontal gripped members and has an actuation knob with extensible arms wherein the arms are operative to provide greater available torque to remove the clamp than is available to apply the clamp.
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20 Claims
- 1. A clamp for removably affixing a device to a gripped element, said clamp comprising groove means, for partially encompassing said gripped element, clamp body means for releasably compressively urging said gripped element into contact with said groove means, and actuation means for releasably actuating said clamp body means wherein said actuation means includes torque means for preferentially allowing the application of more torque when said clamp body means is being released from said gripped element.
- 12. A clamp for an infusion device comprising a baseplate having a plurality of mounting orientations wherein said orientations are adapted to effect releasable attachment of a device to at least one of a plurality of gripped elements, a jaw, operative in cooperation with said baseplate, to clamp releasably said gripped element and, an activating knob having at least one arm extensible therefrom, said arm operative to apply additional torque to said knob during a release of said clamp.
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19. A method for attaching a medical device to a gripped member to as to releasably affix said device to said member comprising the steps of:
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1. wherein said medical device has associated therewith a clamp adapted to partially encircle said gripped member, placing said clamp about said gripped member; and 2. wherein said clamp has associated therewith a means for actuating said clamp so as to apply a substantially compressive force to said gripped member as defined by said clamp, actuating said means for actuating said clamp; and 3. wherein said means for actuating said clamp is a rotatable knob, effecting such actuation by rotating said knob; and 4. wherein said knob has associated therewith at least one arm, extensible therefrom and operative to be extensible when said clamp is desired to be removed, extending said arm; and 5. wherein said arm is operative to extert torque to said knob to a greater extent than available to cause said knob to actuate said clamp to grip said gripped member, applying said torque by means of said arm; and 6. by means of said additional torque being made available to cause removal of said clamp from said gripped member, effecting removal of said clamp. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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