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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 08, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2001
Hiroyuki Doi, Sapporo, JP;
Kazuhiro Shinmoto, Iwakuni, JP;
Zyunya Fujii, Hatsukaichi, JP;
Seishin Tanaka, Hiroshima, JP;
JMS Co., Ltd., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
A medical fluid passage switching apparatus comprising: at least, a rotatable shaft F; a cam C which is rotated in relation to the rotating movement of the shaft F to close and open divided tubes for determining a passage of a fluid; and a housing L having tube accepting holes I and so arranged to enable the holding of the cam C, is provided. More particularly, provided are such a medical fluid passage switching apparatus in a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) system and a tube which is decreased in the diameter and/or thinned in the wall at a region where the cam or a combination of the cam and the clamp is engaged for closing and opening.