| 摘要 |
<p>A cassette (18) is provided having an elastomeric sheet (20) that is bonded or mechanically attached to a rigid substrate (22). A flow channel (27) is molded into the rigid substrate that corresponds to a flow channel (26) molded into the elastomeric sheet. The cassette is used in combination with a peristaltic pump (10) having pump head rollers (16) that are mounted radially from the axis of rotation of the pump motor (12) so as to compress the elastomeric flow channels against the rigid substrate during operation. The flow channels (27) molded into the rigid substrate have smooth, fluid lines free from sharp edges and abrupt direction changes and correspond with the fluid channels (26) molded into the elastomeric sheet so as to provide a transition region (34) with a relatively constant cross-section over its entire length that approximates to the cross-sectional area ofthe flow channels (27) molded into the rigid substrate and the fluid channel (26) molded into the elastomeric sheet, so that the entire fluid path is of relatively constant cross-sectional area.</p> |
