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Apparatus for use with fluid flow transfer device
Assignee: Terumo BCT Inc
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Filing: 1987-02-11
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Granted: 1989-01-17
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Expires: 2007-02-11
Abstract
Abstract A fluid flow chamber cassette that can be mounted with either its front wall or rear wall against a supporting machine and has a flexible tube that extends from a sidewall and forms a loop that is symetrical about a loop axis that is transverse to the side wall so that the loop will be acted upon by a pump roller on the machine both when the front wall is against the machine and when the rear wall is against the machine. Also disclosed is automatically fixing the initial liquid levels and amounts of air in venous and arterial chambers of fluid flow transfer device apparatus by having the arterial chamber inlet enter the arterial chamber at a position higher than the arterial chamber outlet, having the venous chamber inlet enter the venous chamber at a position higher than the venous chamber outlet, and priming the apparatus by causing reverse flow, so that the liquid rises in the venous and arterial chambers to the level of the entrances of the inlets. Also disclosed is sensing pressure of fluid in a fluid flow chamber by placing an impermeable flexible diaphragm over a hole in a rigid wall of the fluid flow chamber, providing a second chamber on the other side of the diaphragm, and sensing the pressure in the second chamber.
Inventors
- 👤 Gary B. Heath
- 👤 William G. Palsulich
- 👤 Keith J. Manica
- 👤 Jack C. Swan, Jr.
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2026-10-23 20:58
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61M; A61M1/00; A61M1/36; A61M1/3621; A61M1/3622; A61M1/36222; A61M1/36224; A61M1/36225; A61M1/36226; A61M1/362262; A61M1/362263; A61M1/362264; A61M1/362266; A61M1/3639; A61M1/3641; A61M1/3643; A61M1/3644; A61M2205/00; A61M2205/12; A61M2205/125
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
Apparatus for sensing the pressure of a liquid comprising means defining a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet for liquid flowing through said first chamber, said means defining a first chamber including a rigid wall having a first opening therethrough, an impermeable flexible diaphragm sealably covering said opening, said diaphragm including a corrugated portion formed symmetrically about a center portion of said diaphragm, said diaphragm forming means for moving in either direction without stretch or friction so that equal pressures result on opposite sides thereof, means defining a second chamber sealed around said diaphragm on the other side of said diaphragm from said first chamber, and a pressure transducer communicating with said second chamber to sense pressure in it, said first chamber being provided by a cassette that is removably mounted on a machine, said pressure transducer being mounted on said machine, and said means defining a second chamber comprising a portion surrounding said transducer mounted on said machine, and a rigid retainer covering said diaphragm, carried by said cassette and having a second opening adapted to sealably engage said portion surrounding said transducer, said retainer having an inner surface having the same shape as said corrugated portion, whereby said shape allows the region between said inner surface of said retainer and said diaphragam to have a small volume.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
Apparatus for sensing the pressure of a liquid comprising means defining a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet for liquid flowing through said first chamber, said means defining a first chamber including a rigid wall having a first opening therethrough, an impermeable flexible diaphragm sealably covering said opening, said diaphragm including a corrugated portion formed symmetrically about a center portion of said diaphragm, said diaphragm forming means for moving in either direction without stretch or friction so that equal pressures result on opposite sides thereof, means defining a second chamber sealed around said diaphragm on the other side of said diaphragm from said first chamber, and a pressure transducer communicating with said second chamber to sense pressure in it, said first chamber being provided by a cassette that is removably mounted on a machine, said pressure transducer being mounted on said machine, and said means defining a second chamber comprising a portion surrounding said transducer mounted on said machine, and a rigid retainer covering said diaphragm, carried by said cassette and having a second opening adapted to sealably engage said portion surrounding said transducer, said retainer having an inner surface having the same shape as said corrugated portion, whereby said shape allows the region between said inner surface of said retainer and said diaphragam to have a small volume.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said diaphragm is circular and is sufficiently elastomeric to return to its original shape when not restrained from movement by fluid conditions in said chambers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said corrugated portion is semicircular in cross-section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
201 words
Apparatus for sensing the pressure of a liquid comprising means defining a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet for liquid flowing through said first chamber, said means defining a first chamber including a rigid wall having a first opening therethrough, an impermeable flexible diaphragm sealably covering said opening, said diaphragm including a corrugated portion formed symmetrically about a center portion of said diaphragm, said diaphragm forming means for moving in either direction without stretch or friction so that equal pressures result on opposite sides thereof, means defining a second chamber sealed around said diaphragm on the other side of said diaphragm from said first chamber, and a pressure transducer communicating with said second chamber to sense pressure in it, said first chamber being provided by a cassette that is removably mounted on a machine, said pressure transducer being mounted on said machine, and said means defining a second chamber comprising a portion surrounding said transducer mounted on said machine, and a rigid retainer covering said diaphragm, carried by said cassette and having a second opening adapted to sealably engage said portion surrounding said transducer said diaphragm having projections facing said second opening to prevent blocking of said second opening.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
201 words
Apparatus for sensing the pressure of a liquid comprising means defining a first chamber having an inlet and an outlet for liquid flowing through said first chamber, said means defining a first chamber including a rigid wall having a first opening therethrough, an impermeable flexible diaphragm sealably covering said opening, said diaphragm including a corrugated portion formed symmetrically about a center portion of said diaphragm, said diaphragm forming means for moving in either direction without stretch or friction so that equal pressures result on opposite sides thereof, means defining a second chamber sealed around said diaphragm on the other side of said diaphragm from said first chamber, and a pressure transducer communicating with said second chamber to sense pressure in it, said first chamber being provided by a cassette that is removably mounted on a machine, said pressure transducer being mounted on said machine, and said means defining a second chamber comprising a portion surrounding said transducer mounted on said machine, and a rigid retainer covering said diaphragm, carried by said cassette and having a second opening adapted to sealably engage said portion surrounding said transducer said diaphragm having projections facing said second opening to prevent blocking of said second opening.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
11 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said projections are radial projections.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said diaphragm is circular and is sufficiently elastomeric to return to its original shape when not restrained from movement by fluid conditions in said chambers.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
The apparatus of claim 6 wherein said corrugated portion is semicircular in cross-section.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 4 wherein said second opening is defined by a cylindrical passage that fits over a cylindrical projection on said machine.
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