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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2008
Applicants:
Gerould W. Norman, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Craig L. Drager, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michael L. Koltz, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Gerould W. Norman, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Craig L. Drager, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Michael L. Koltz, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F04B 43/12 (2006.01); F04B 45/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tube-positioning system for loading tubing into a peristaltic pump includes a holder and a first tube segment. The holder includes a shell configured to slidably fit onto an exterior of a pump and a pair of guides extending upward from opposite side walls of the shell. The first tube segment has a fixed length and extends between the pair of guides with each end of the first tube segment secured within one of the respective guides.