METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INSERTION OF TUBING INTO IRRIGATION AND INFUSION FLUID PUMPS

摘要

In one embodiment, a door is used to provide uniform pressure to insert tubing into slots of a pump having walls that are narrower than the outer diameter of the tubing. In another embodiment, connectors are attached to receptacles on the pump, where the connectors insert and/or hold the tubing in slots of the pump. The connectors push the tubing into the slots while closing thereby covering the slots, which helps assure that the tubing is properly inserted into the slots. Optionally, the tubing may be partially affixed to the connectors so that detaching the connectors from the pump receptacles may remove the tubing from the slots. In one embodiment, as long as the connectors are connected to the pump receptacles properly, the tubing is properly inserted and/or retained in the slots.

主权项

1. A device, comprising:
a pump that transports fluid in a tubing of a particular outside diameter in a particular direction; a slot in the pump, into which the tubing is inserted; a door for inserting the tubing into the slot, the door being hingedly connected to the pump, wherein the door, when closed, covers the slot with two sides of the door extending beyond either side of the slot; two panels, one at each side of the door, each panel forming a notch for guiding the tubing; a bar connecting the two panels at the sides of the door for providing pressure across a length of the tubing for pushing the tubing into the slot as the door is closed.