Diaphragm pump and pumping systems
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1. A medical pump for moving a fluid of a patient to and from the patient, the pump comprising:
- a first pump chamber configured to be actuated by a motive fluid;
a first inlet valve configured to actively control ingress of the fluid of the patient to the first pump chamber and a first outlet valve configured to actively control egress of the fluid of the patient from the first pump chamber;
a second pump chamber configured to be actuated by the motive fluid;
a second inlet valve configured to actively control ingress of the fluid of the patient to the second pump chamber and a second outlet valve configured to actively control egress of the fluid of the patient from the second pump chamber;
a first diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the first pump chamber;
a second diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the first inlet valve;
a third diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the first outlet valve;
a fourth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the second pump chamber;
a fifth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the second inlet valve;
a sixth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the second outlet valve;
an inlet channel in fluid communication with each of the first and second inlet valves to permit fluid of the patient to flow into each of the first and second inlet valves; and
an outlet channel in fluid communication with each of the first and second outlet valves to receive fluid of the patient that flows out of the first and second outlet valves,wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth diaphragm regions comprise first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth formed actuation regions, respectively, wherein each formed actuation region comprises a surface that is convexly shaped when the formed actuation region is in a natural unstressed first state, andwherein each formed actuation region is configured to be actuated by the motive fluid to transition to a second state in which the surface is non-convexly shaped,wherein movement of each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth diaphragm regions within its respective chamber or valve is achieved solely by differences in fluid pressure at opposite sides of the diaphragm region, andwherein the first and second pump chambers are configured to be actuated independently of one another.
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Abstract
A process fluid pump can include a pump chamber, an inlet valve, and an outlet valve. Diaphragm regions can define at least a portion of each of the pump chamber, the inlet valve, and the outlet valve. The diaphragm regions can each have an actuation region with a surface that is convexly shaped when the formed actuation region is in a natural unstressed first state, and each formed actuation region can be actuated by a motive fluid to transition to a second state in which the surface is non-convexly shaped.
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1. A medical pump for moving a fluid of a patient to and from the patient, the pump comprising:
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a first pump chamber configured to be actuated by a motive fluid; a first inlet valve configured to actively control ingress of the fluid of the patient to the first pump chamber and a first outlet valve configured to actively control egress of the fluid of the patient from the first pump chamber; a second pump chamber configured to be actuated by the motive fluid; a second inlet valve configured to actively control ingress of the fluid of the patient to the second pump chamber and a second outlet valve configured to actively control egress of the fluid of the patient from the second pump chamber; a first diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the first pump chamber; a second diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the first inlet valve; a third diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the first outlet valve; a fourth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the second pump chamber; a fifth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the second inlet valve; a sixth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the fluid of the patient within the second outlet valve; an inlet channel in fluid communication with each of the first and second inlet valves to permit fluid of the patient to flow into each of the first and second inlet valves; and an outlet channel in fluid communication with each of the first and second outlet valves to receive fluid of the patient that flows out of the first and second outlet valves, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth diaphragm regions comprise first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth formed actuation regions, respectively, wherein each formed actuation region comprises a surface that is convexly shaped when the formed actuation region is in a natural unstressed first state, and wherein each formed actuation region is configured to be actuated by the motive fluid to transition to a second state in which the surface is non-convexly shaped, wherein movement of each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth diaphragm regions within its respective chamber or valve is achieved solely by differences in fluid pressure at opposite sides of the diaphragm region, and wherein the first and second pump chambers are configured to be actuated independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A medical pumping system comprising:
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a process fluid inlet line configured to conduct a process fluid from a patient therethrough; a process fluid outlet line configured to conduct the process fluid therethrough; and a medical pump that comprises; a first pump chamber configured to be actuated by a motive fluid; a first inlet valve configured to actively control ingress of the process fluid to the first pump chamber and a first outlet valve configured to actively control egress of the process fluid from the first pump chamber; a second pump chamber configured to be actuated by the motive fluid; a second inlet valve configured to actively control ingress of the process fluid to the second pump chamber and a second outlet valve configured to actively control egress of the process fluid from the second pump chamber; a first diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the process fluid within the first pump chamber; a second diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the process fluid within the first inlet valve; a third diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the process fluid within the first outlet valve; a fourth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the process fluid within the second pump chamber; a fifth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the process fluid within the second inlet valve; a sixth diaphragm region configured to isolate the motive fluid from the process fluid within the second outlet valve; an inlet channel in fluid communication with the process fluid inlet line and in communication with each of the first and second inlet valves to receive process fluid from the process fluid inlet line and to permit process fluid to flow into each of the first and second inlet valves; and an outlet channel in fluid communication with the process fluid outlet line and in communication with each of the first and second outlet valves to receive process fluid that flows out of the first and second outlet valves and to conduct process fluid into the process fluid outlet line, wherein the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth diaphragm regions comprises first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth formed actuation regions, respectively, wherein each formed actuation region comprises a surface that is convexly shaped when the formed actuation region is in a natural unstressed first state, and wherein each formed actuation region is configured to be actuated by the motive fluid to transition to a second state in which the surface is non-convexly shaped, wherein movement of each of the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth diaphragm regions within its respective chamber or valve is achieved solely by differences in fluid pressure at opposite sides of the diaphragm region, and wherein the first and second pump chambers are configured to be actuated independently of one another. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A medical pump for pumping a physiological fluid from a patient, the pump comprising:
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an inlet channel for receiving the physiological fluid from the patient; a first pump chamber and a second pump chamber, wherein each pump chamber comprises; a pump chamber cavity that is configured to receive the physiological fluid from the inlet channel and comprises a surface; a pump actuation cavity that comprises a surface; and a pump diaphragm actuation region that isolates the pump chamber cavity from the pump actuation cavity, wherein the pump diaphragm actuation region is preformed to a convex shape and is configured to transition between a first end-of-stroke state and a second end-of stroke state, wherein the pump diaphragm actuation region is supported by a portion of the pump chamber cavity surface when in the first end-of-stroke state and is supported by a portion of the pump actuation cavity surface when in the second end-of-stroke state, and wherein the pump diaphragm actuation region is in the convex shape when in one of the first and second end-of-stroke states and is substantially inverted relative to the convex shape when in the other of the first and second end-of-stroke states; and four valves, wherein each valve comprises; a valve chamber; a valve actuation cavity; and a valve diaphragm actuation region that isolates the valve chamber from the valve actuation cavity, wherein two of the valves are coupled with the first pump chamber and the other two valves are coupled with the second pump chamber. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A medical pump for pumping a physiological fluid from a patient, the pump comprising:
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an inlet channel for receiving a physiological fluid from a patient; a first pump chamber and a second pump chamber, wherein each pump chamber comprises; a pump chamber cavity that is configured to receive the physiological fluid from the inlet channel and comprises a surface; a pump actuation cavity that comprises a surface; and a pump diaphragm actuation region that isolates the pump chamber cavity from the pump actuation cavity, wherein the pump diaphragm actuation region is preformed into a substantially rounded convex shape and is configured to transition between a first end-of-stroke state and a second end-of stroke state, wherein the pump diaphragm actuation region is supported by a portion of the pump chamber cavity surface when in the first end-of-stroke state and is supported by a portion of the pump actuation cavity surface when in the second end-of-stroke state, and wherein the pump diaphragm actuation region is in the substantially rounded convex shape when in one of the first and second end-of-stroke states and is substantially inverted to a substantially rounded shape when in the other of the first and second end-of-stroke states; and four valves, wherein each valve comprises; a valve chamber; a valve actuation cavity; and a valve diaphragm actuation region that isolates the valve chamber from the valve actuation cavity, wherein two of the valves are associated with the first pump chamber and the other two valves are associated with the second pump chamber, and wherein a unitary piece of diaphragm material comprises a plurality of pump diaphragm actuation regions. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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