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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2010
David Charles Cummings, Richardson, TX (US);
Alan P. Halbert, Irving, TX (US);
Seralaathan Hariharesan, Flower Mound, TX (US);
James Allen Higgins, Plano, TX (US);
Brian Highley, Keller, TX (US);
Michael Rueben Jedwab, Lausanne, CH;
Russell Paul Meyer, Plano, TX (US);
Andrew Peter Nelson, Dallas, TX (US);
David Woodruff West, McKinney, TX (US);
David Charles Cummings, Richardson, TX (US);
Alan P. Halbert, Irving, TX (US);
Seralaathan Hariharesan, Flower Mound, TX (US);
James Allen Higgins, Plano, TX (US);
Brian Highley, Keller, TX (US);
Michael Rueben Jedwab, Lausanne, CH;
Russell Paul Meyer, Plano, TX (US);
Andrew Peter Nelson, Dallas, TX (US);
David Woodruff West, McKinney, TX (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides cassettes and methods of using same for the delivery of fluids to a patient using fluid delivery systems. In a general embodiment, the cassettes of the present disclosure include a flexible tube, a housing having a recessed area and first and second ends for holding the flexible tube, and at least two additional components including, for example, different sensors, false reading components for sensors, anti-flow valve means, insertion guides, directional indicators, latch mechanisms, kink-prevention notches, etc. Such additional components provide the cassettes of the present disclosure with several advantages including, for example, quality control, efficiency of use, cost effectiveness, and safety of use.