Flow control apparatus
First Claim
1. A flow control apparatus comprising:
- an administration feeding set;
a housing adapted to load the administration feeding set;
a means for driving fluid operatively engaged to and through the housing, the means for driving fluid adapted to load said administration feeding set and adapted to drive fluid through said administration feeding set;
a single motor source operatively engaged with both said means for driving fluid, and a means for controlling fluid flow of said fluid;
wherein said single motor is the only motor in said flow control apparatus;
a gear arrangement operatively engaged with said single motor source and said means for driving fluid, said gear arrangement adapted to be operatively engaged with said means for controlling fluid flow and adapted to non-simultaneously operate said means for driving fluid or said means for controlling fluid flow; and
said apparatus being further adapted to control operation of said means for driving fluid and said means for controlling said fluid flow.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a flow control apparatus comprising a housing adapted to load an administration feeding set, and a means for driving fluid through the administration feeding set operatively engaged through the housing and adapted to engage tubing of the administration feeding set. A single motor source is operatively engaged to the means for driving fluid, such as a rotor, and adapted to be engaged to a means for controlling fluid flow, such as a valve mechanism. The single motor source is adapted to control operation of the means for driving fluid or the means for controlling fluid flow through a gear arrangement. The gear arrangement is operatively engaged with the single motor source and the means for driving fluid, as well as adapted to operatively engage the means for controlling fluid flow, and is adapted to non-simultaneously operate the means for driving fluid or the means for controlling fluid flow using a microprocessor that controls operation of at least the single motor source.
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38 Claims
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1. A flow control apparatus comprising:
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an administration feeding set; a housing adapted to load the administration feeding set; a means for driving fluid operatively engaged to and through the housing, the means for driving fluid adapted to load said administration feeding set and adapted to drive fluid through said administration feeding set; a single motor source operatively engaged with both said means for driving fluid, and a means for controlling fluid flow of said fluid;
wherein said single motor is the only motor in said flow control apparatus;a gear arrangement operatively engaged with said single motor source and said means for driving fluid, said gear arrangement adapted to be operatively engaged with said means for controlling fluid flow and adapted to non-simultaneously operate said means for driving fluid or said means for controlling fluid flow; and
said apparatus being further adapted to control operation of said means for driving fluid and said means for controlling said fluid flow. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A flow control apparatus comprising:
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a housing adapted to load an administration feeding set; a rotor operatively engaged to and through said housing, said rotor adapted to engage tubing of said administration feeding set, said rotor further adapted to drive fluid through said tubing when said tubing is in a stretched condition, a single motor source operatively engaged with both said rotor and a valve mechanism; the gear arrangement operatively engaged with said single motor source and said rotor, said gear arrangement adapted to be operatively engaged with said valve mechanism and adapted to non-simultaneously operate said rotor or said valve mechanism;
wherein said single motor is the only motor in said flow control apparatus,and said apparatus being further adapted to control the operation of said rotor or said valve mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35)
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36. A flow control apparatus comprising:
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a housing adapted to hold a single motor source, a first shaft and a second shaft, a gear arrangement, a clutch system, a valve mechanism, feeding, a single motor operatively engaged with a first shaft, a second shaft and third shaft, the single motor performs a first operation and a second operation; the first shaft cooperating with said single motor is adapted to perform the first operation and the second shaft cooperating with said single motor is adapted to perform the second operation, and the gear arrangement through the clutch system operatively interconnects the first and second shaft with a third shaft, wherein the third shaft is in cooperation with the first shaft for performing the first operation, or wherein the third shaft is in cooperation with the second shaft for performing the second operation, and further wherein the non-simultaneous operation of the first operation or second operation is determined through control signals executed from a microprocessor to the single motor, and wherein said single motor is the only motor in said flow control apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38)
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Specification