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1. A peristaltic pump for transporting a fluid within a flexible tube having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, comprising:
- a roller assembly positioned for rotation;
a first door positioned adjacent to said roller assembly and pivotable about a first direction; and
a second door positioned adjacent to said roller assembly and pivotable about a second direction;
wherein said second direction is substantially perpendicular to said first direction; and
such that said first door and said second door may pivot open and said middle portion of said flexible tube may be positioned about said roller assembly.
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A peristaltic pump for transporting a fluid within a flexible tube having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end. The peristaltic pump may include a roller assembly positioned for rotation, a first door positioned adjacent to the roller assembly and pivotable about a first direction, and a second door positioned adjacent to the roller assembly and pivotable about a second direction. The first door and the second door may pivot open and the middle portion of the flexible tube may be positioned about the roller assembly.
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1. A peristaltic pump for transporting a fluid within a flexible tube having a first end, a middle portion, and a second end, comprising:
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a roller assembly positioned for rotation; a first door positioned adjacent to said roller assembly and pivotable about a first direction; and a second door positioned adjacent to said roller assembly and pivotable about a second direction; wherein said second direction is substantially perpendicular to said first direction; and such that said first door and said second door may pivot open and said middle portion of said flexible tube may be positioned about said roller assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of pumping a fluid within a flexible tubing with a peristaltic pump having a pump motor and a roller assembly which can accommodate a variable number of rollers, comprising:
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selecting a first predetermined fluid; selecting a first speed for the pump motor based upon the first predetermined type of fluid; selecting a first number of rollers for the roller assembly based upon the first predetermined type of fluid; and pumping the first predetermined type of fluid with the first speed and the first number of rollers. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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