FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS

摘要

There is disclosed a flow control apparatus (10) comprising a housing (20) adapted to load an administration feeding set (14), and a means for driving fluid (26) through the administration feeding set (14) operatively engaged through the housing (20) and adapted to engage tubing (56) of the administration feeding set (14). A single motor source (44) is operatively engaged to the means for driving fluid (26), such as a rotor (26), and adapted to be engaged to a means for controlling fluid flow (28), such as a valve mechanism (28). The single motor source (44) is adapted to control operation of the means for driving fluid (26) or the means for controlling fluid flow (28) through a gear arrangement (34). The gear arrangement (34) is operatively engaged with the single motor source (44) and the means for driving fluid (26), as well as adapted to operatively engage the means for controlling fluid flow (28), and is adapted to non-simultaneously operate the means for driving fluid (26) or the means for controlling fluid flow (28) using a microprocessor (62) that controls operation of at least the single motor source (44).