US 12,290,661 B2
Infusion pump
Graham Lacy, London (GB); John Danby, Wakes Colne (GB); Stefan Taal, London (GB); Hugo Revellat, London (GB); Vasilios Kanellopoulos, Geneva (CH); Karsten Fischer, London (GB); and Thomas Lacy, London (GB)
Assigned to Danby Medical Ltd., London (GB)
Appl. No. 17/433,097
Filed by Danby Medical Ltd, London (GB)
PCT Filed Feb. 20, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/054544
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 23, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/169769, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 27, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 1902414 (GB), filed on Feb. 22, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0096736 A1, Mar. 31, 2022
Int. Cl. A61M 5/145 (2006.01); A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 39/10 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01)
CPC A61M 5/1454 (2013.01) [A61M 5/16881 (2013.01); A61M 5/14546 (2013.01); A61M 5/1456 (2013.01); A61M 5/14566 (2013.01); A61M 2039/1027 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2473 (2013.01); A61M 2205/12 (2013.01); A61M 2205/332 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. An infusion pump for controllably dispensing a fluid, the infusion pump comprising:
an infusion pump body configured to receive a receptacle of fluid; and
a cap configured to receive a tube coupled to the fluid receptacle for dispensing the fluid, the cap comprising a valve configured to occlude the tube by pinching an exterior of the tube;
the infusion pump body comprising:
a propulsion device biased to propel the fluid from the fluid receptacle into the tube;
a retaining member coupled to the propulsion device;
a drive system coupled to the retaining member, wherein actuation of the drive system enables the propulsion device to controllably dispense the fluid; and
a rigid member coupled to the drive system and configured to moveably project into the cap to open the valve to allow a passage of the fluid through the tube, wherein the valve is located outside a path of the fluid.