Internal cam metering pump
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1. A micropump for delivery of medication by infusion, comprising:
- a pump housing;
a piston positioned in the pump housing having a longitudinal piston axis; and
a motor adapted to rotate the piston about the piston axis;
the pump housing having an axial opening receiving the piston, a first aperture positioned radially with respect to the piston axis and communicating with a reservoir, and a second aperture radially positioned with respect to the piston axis communicating with a cannula;
the piston having an eccentric cam surface at one end thereof, said cam surface adapted to sequentially open and close the first aperture and the second aperture at respective rotational positions of the piston;
whereinthe axial position of the piston inside the pump housing determines a pump volume space;
wherein the first aperture and the second aperture each contain an O-ring seal and a spring loaded valve actuator, each valve actuator having a tip, the tips of both actuators being in clearance with the eccentric cam in a normally closed position, and a spring force on the seals being high enough to ensure that the valve actuators do not open under operating pressures of the micropump, wherein the eccentric cam sequentially biases each actuator upon rotation of the piston, releasing compression on the respective O-ring seals and permitting fluid flow through the first aperture and the second aperture, respectively.
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Abstract
A micropump according to the invention uses an eccentric cam member rotating within a pump housing to sequentially open and close valves in the pump housing to withdraw fluid from a reservoir and provide metered amounts of the fluid to a cannula port for administration to a patient. The micropump may be used in a disposable pump for continuous infusion of medication such as insulin.
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1. A micropump for delivery of medication by infusion, comprising:
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a pump housing; a piston positioned in the pump housing having a longitudinal piston axis; and a motor adapted to rotate the piston about the piston axis; the pump housing having an axial opening receiving the piston, a first aperture positioned radially with respect to the piston axis and communicating with a reservoir, and a second aperture radially positioned with respect to the piston axis communicating with a cannula; the piston having an eccentric cam surface at one end thereof, said cam surface adapted to sequentially open and close the first aperture and the second aperture at respective rotational positions of the piston;
whereinthe axial position of the piston inside the pump housing determines a pump volume space; wherein the first aperture and the second aperture each contain an O-ring seal and a spring loaded valve actuator, each valve actuator having a tip, the tips of both actuators being in clearance with the eccentric cam in a normally closed position, and a spring force on the seals being high enough to ensure that the valve actuators do not open under operating pressures of the micropump, wherein the eccentric cam sequentially biases each actuator upon rotation of the piston, releasing compression on the respective O-ring seals and permitting fluid flow through the first aperture and the second aperture, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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