Flow set including an identifying key member having two projections cooperating to define a unique code
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1. A disposable flow set comprising:
- a first administration tube;
at least one tube segment adapted to be placed within a liquid pump to pressurize fluid within the at least one tube-segment and having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to said first administration tube;
a second administration tube connected to the second end of the at least one tube segment; and
an identifying key member connected to the at least one tube segment between the first end and the second end of the at least one tube segment, the identifying key member comprising two projections, the first projection having a first width and being located at a first position on the identifying key member and the second projection having a second width greater than the first width and being located at a second position on the identifying key member, the two projections cooperating to define a unique code comprising a combination of the first and second locations and the first and second widths of the projections.
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Abstract
A disposable flow set for use with a pump includes a first administration tube, at least one tube-segment having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to the first administration tube, a second administration tube connected to the second end of the at least one tube-segment; and an identifying key member connected to the at least one tube-segment. The identifying key member includes a number of teeth that define a unique code, including a combination of location and width. The teeth fit into compatible niches located in the pump.
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1. A disposable flow set comprising:
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a first administration tube; at least one tube segment adapted to be placed within a liquid pump to pressurize fluid within the at least one tube-segment and having a first end and a second end, the first end connected to said first administration tube; a second administration tube connected to the second end of the at least one tube segment; and an identifying key member connected to the at least one tube segment between the first end and the second end of the at least one tube segment, the identifying key member comprising two projections, the first projection having a first width and being located at a first position on the identifying key member and the second projection having a second width greater than the first width and being located at a second position on the identifying key member, the two projections cooperating to define a unique code comprising a combination of the first and second locations and the first and second widths of the projections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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