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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2017
Deka Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);
James D. Dale, Nashua, NH (US);
Stephen L. Fichera, Salem, NH (US);
Larry B. Gray, Merrimack, NH (US);
Dean Kamen, Bedford, NH (US);
Matthew J. Lanigan, Concord, NH (US);
Frederick Morgan, Canton, MA (US);
Dirk A. van der Merwe, Canterbury, NH (US);
Brian H. Yoo, Arlington, MA (US);
DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, NH (US);
Abstract
An apparatus, system and method for regulating fluid flow are disclosed. An apparatus for infusing fluid into a patient includes a housing, a tube-contact member, a rotating arm, and a tube-retention cover. The housing has an opening on a front side of the housing. The opening is sized to receive a drip chamber having an inlet tube and an outlet tube. The tube-contact member contacts one of the inlet tube and the output tube of the drip chamber when inserted into the opening. The rotating arm is coupled to the tube-contact member and is configured to rotate along an axis. The tube-retention cover is configured to close when the drip chamber is initially loaded into the opening.