Apparatus for flow rate control
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1. An apparatus for control of the flow rate of a fluid, comprising:
- a clamp body having an adjustment roller track and a non-linear clamp body surface, wherein the non-linear clamp body surface has a continuous curve throughout a substantial portion of a length of the clamp body surface; and
an adjustment roller coupled to said clamp body and moveable along the adjustment roller track such that a surface of said adjustment roller is spaced a distance from the non-linear clamp body surface.
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Abstract
The apparatus for flow rate control of a fluid provides a roller clamp having either a clamp body with a non-linear clamp body surface or a clamp body with a non-linear adjustment roller track, which, when coupled to a tube, provides a linear, or otherwise pre-determined, relationship between flow rate of a fluid flowing through the tube and adjustment of the roller clamp.
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22 Claims
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1. An apparatus for control of the flow rate of a fluid, comprising:
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a clamp body having an adjustment roller track and a non-linear clamp body surface, wherein the non-linear clamp body surface has a continuous curve throughout a substantial portion of a length of the clamp body surface; and an adjustment roller coupled to said clamp body and moveable along the adjustment roller track such that a surface of said adjustment roller is spaced a distance from the non-linear clamp body surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An apparatus for control of the flow rate of a fluid, comprising:
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a clamp body having a non-linear adjustment roller track and a clamp body surface, wherein the non-linear adjustment roller track has a continuous curve throughout a substantial portion of a length of the non-linear adjustment roller track; and an adjustment roller coupled to said clamp body and moveable along the non-linear adjustment roller track such that a surface of said adjustment roller is spaced a distance from the clamp body surface. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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