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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 1983
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1981
Albert F Bujan, Waukegan, IL (US);
Paul L Pluta, Highland Park, IL (US);
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A flow control device which will limit the maximum flow rate of liquid through a length of flexible tubing such as utilized in a parenteral administration set so as to prevent a runaway condition. A base and a cover member are provided which are hingedly attached to each other and have a groove for the placement of the tubing therein. The groove or grooves are of a dimension such that when the tubing is seated therein and the cover and base members brought together, the tubing is prevented from expanding beyond a predetermined dimension. Frictional engaging means are provided on the base and the cover member so as to provide a temporary closing of the cover and base members over the tubing.