Fluid delivery system having a plurality of resilient pressurizing chambers
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1. An injection system, comprising:
- a fluid container;
a pumping mechanism comprising two or more pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the fluid container via a connector, each of the two or more pressurizing chambers being formed from a flexible, resilient material that is adapted to be compressed to pressurize fluid therewithin,wherein each of the two or more pressurizing chambers has an input and an output, the input of each of the two or more pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the fluid container, andwherein the two or more pressurizing chambers are disposed generally parallel to each other, to form separate flow paths through the pumping mechanism; and
a drive mechanism comprising respective drive members cooperating with the two or more pressurizing chambers of the pumping mechanism to pump fluid from the fluid container and to pressurize fluid within the two or more pressurizing chambers, wherein the drive members are driven in a reciprocating manner to sequentially compress the respective pressurizing chambers in an alternating, timed sequence to sequentially pass fluid through the separate flow paths and provide substantially continuous fluid flow to an outlet in fluid connection with the output of each of the two or more pressurizing chambers.
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Abstract
A fluid delivery system includes a fluid container, two or more pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the fluid container, a drive mechanism in operative connection with the two or more pressurizing chambers to pump fluid from the fluid container and an outlet in fluid connection with the two or more pressurizing chambers. Each of the two or more pressurizing chambers is formed from a flexible, resilient material that is adapted to be compressed to pressurize fluid therewithin.
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1. An injection system, comprising:
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a fluid container; a pumping mechanism comprising two or more pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the fluid container via a connector, each of the two or more pressurizing chambers being formed from a flexible, resilient material that is adapted to be compressed to pressurize fluid therewithin, wherein each of the two or more pressurizing chambers has an input and an output, the input of each of the two or more pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the fluid container, and wherein the two or more pressurizing chambers are disposed generally parallel to each other, to form separate flow paths through the pumping mechanism; and a drive mechanism comprising respective drive members cooperating with the two or more pressurizing chambers of the pumping mechanism to pump fluid from the fluid container and to pressurize fluid within the two or more pressurizing chambers, wherein the drive members are driven in a reciprocating manner to sequentially compress the respective pressurizing chambers in an alternating, timed sequence to sequentially pass fluid through the separate flow paths and provide substantially continuous fluid flow to an outlet in fluid connection with the output of each of the two or more pressurizing chambers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A fluid delivery system comprising:
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a connector connectible to a fluid container; at least two pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the connector, each of the at least two pressurizing chambers being formed from a flexible, resilient material that can be compressed to pressurize fluid within the at least two pressurizing chambers, wherein each of the at least two pressurizing chambers has an input and an output, the input of each of the at least two pressurizing chambers in fluid connection with the connector, wherein the at least two pressurizing chambers are disposed generally parallel to each other to form separate flow paths, a common outlet in fluid connection with the output of each of the at least two pressurizing chambers; an inlet valve in fluid connection with each of the at least two pressurizing chambers, respectively, and operable to allow fluid to enter the at least two pressurizing chambers from the fluid container but to prevent fluid from flowing from the at least two pressurizing chambers into the fluid container; an outlet valve in fluid connection with each of the at least two pressurizing chambers, respectively, and operable to allow fluid to enter the common outlet from the at least two pressurizing chambers but to prevent fluid from flowing from the common outlet into the at least two pressurizing chambers; and a drive mechanism comprising respective drive members cooperating with the at least two pressurizing chambers to pump fluid from the fluid container and to pressurize fluid within the at least two pressurizing chambers, wherein the drive members are driven in a reciprocating manner to sequentially compress the respective pressurizing chambers in an alternating, timed sequence to sequentially pass fluid through the separate flow paths and provide substantially continuous fluid flow to the common outlet. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An injection system, comprising:
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a fluid container; a pumping mechanism in fluid connection with the fluid container via a connector and comprising at least two generally parallel pressurizing chambers; and a drive mechanism in operative connection with each of the at least two pressurizing chambers to pump fluid from the fluid container, wherein each of the at least two pressurizing chambers is formed of a flexible, resilient material adapted to compress thereby pressurizing fluid therewithin, wherein each of the at least two pressurizing chambers has an input in fluid connection with the fluid container and an output, wherein each of the at least two pressurizing chambers forms a separate flow path through the pumping mechanism, and wherein the drive mechanism comprises respective drive members cooperating with the at least two pressurizing chambers to pump fluid from the fluid container and to pressurize fluid within the at least two pressurizing chambers, wherein the drive members are driven in a reciprocating manner to sequentially compress the respective pressurizing chambers in an alternating, timed sequence to sequentially pass fluid through the separate flow paths and provide substantially continuous fluid flow. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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