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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2002
Kent Abrahamson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Colm Clinton, Cairns Road, IE;
Brendan Duggan, Co. Sligo, IE;
Ricky Fabozzi, Sligo, IE;
Damian Halloran, Evanston, IL (US);
Philip O'donnell, Co. Sligo, IE;
Barry Regan, Chicago, IL (US);
Kent Abrahamson, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Colm Clinton, Cairns Road, IE;
Brendan Duggan, Co. Sligo, IE;
Ricky Fabozzi, Sligo, IE;
Damian Halloran, Evanston, IL (US);
Philip O'Donnell, Co. Sligo, IE;
Barry Regan, Chicago, IL (US);
Hospira, Inc., Lake Forest, IL (US);
Abstract
A pump includes a housing defining a tube receiving portion and a blade mounted for reciprocating movement between first and second positions. In its first position, the leading edge of the blade compresses a length of tube against a first surface disposed in the tube-receiving portion, while in the second position, the blade does not compress the tube. The tube-receiving portion can receive the tube directly or indirectly through a tube set detachably mounted to the housing. The tube set includes a tube and a base having first and second end portions that respectively define first and second tube-receiving apertures for slidably receiving a length of the tube therethrough. The base has a first surface constructed to engage the length of tube between the apertures for compression by the pump blade.