Manual pump for intravenous fluids
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1. A manual intravenous pump comprising:
- a first housing having at least one roller disposed therein, the at least one roller being configured to engage a fluid line to facilitate flow of a fluid therethrough;
a second housing having;
a manually operable actuator; and
a piezoelectric system operably connected to the manually operable actuator and operably connected to the at least one roller, wherein the piezoelectric system captures energy supplied by manual actuation of the manually operable actuator, and wherein the piezoelectric system employs the captured energy to regulate a speed at which the at least one roller rotates.
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Abstract
A manually operable pump includes a fluid line operatively connected to a fluid source, and a manually operable actuator. A facilitator is used to facilitate flow of fluid from the fluid source through the fluid line. The facilitator is operably connected to the manually operable actuator. A piezoelectric system is operably connected to the manually operable actuator, and configured to capture energy from manual actuation of the manually operable actuator and regulate the speed of the facilitator.
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19 Claims
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1. A manual intravenous pump comprising:
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a first housing having at least one roller disposed therein, the at least one roller being configured to engage a fluid line to facilitate flow of a fluid therethrough; a second housing having; a manually operable actuator; and a piezoelectric system operably connected to the manually operable actuator and operably connected to the at least one roller, wherein the piezoelectric system captures energy supplied by manual actuation of the manually operable actuator, and wherein the piezoelectric system employs the captured energy to regulate a speed at which the at least one roller rotates. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A manually operable pump comprising:
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a fluid line operatively connected to a fluid source; a manually operable actuator; means for facilitating a flow of fluid from the fluid source through the fluid line, the means for facilitating being operably connected to the manually operable actuator; and a piezoelectric system operably connected to the manually operable actuator, configured to capture energy from manual actuation of the manually operable actuator and regulate a speed of the means for facilitating. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An intravenous fluid pumping kit comprising:
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a fluid bag; a fluid line; and a pump including; a housing; at least one roller configured to engage the fluid line, wherein rotation of the at least one roller facilitates a flow of fluid through the fluid line; a manually operable actuator operably connected to the at least one roller, such that manual actuation of the manual operable actuator causes the at least one roller to rotate; and a piezoelectric system operably connected to the manually operable actuator and operably connected to the at least one roller, wherein the piezoelectric system captures energy supplied by manual actuation of the manually operable actuator, and wherein the piezoelectric system employs the captured energy to regulate a speed at which the at least one roller rotates. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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