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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 12, 2016
Applicant:
Vicentra B.v., Utrecht, NL;
Inventor:
Tim Oakes, Swansea, GB;
Assignee:
ViCentra B.V., Utrecht, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/168 (2006.01); A61M 5/142 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 5/16831 (2013.01); A61M 5/14224 (2013.01); A61M 5/14244 (2013.01); A61M 5/16813 (2013.01); A61M 5/16854 (2013.01); A61M 2005/14268 (2013.01); A61M 2005/16863 (2013.01); A61M 2205/123 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3306 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3584 (2013.01); A61M 2205/502 (2013.01); A61M 2230/201 (2013.01);
Abstract
Infusion pump system and associated methods The invention provides a fluid delivery system (), comprising: an outlet tube (); a pump () for pumping liquid along a fluid path () including the outlet tube; a closed sensing tube () branched from the fluid path which, in use, is filled with gas; and a sensor () configured to sense movement of a liquid front within the sensing tube and, responsive to sensing of said movement, determine that a partial or total occlusion has occurred within the outlet tube.