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US5429486A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Single roller blood pump and oxygenator system

Assignee: Datascope Investment Corp
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Filing: 1994-05-17
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Granted: 1995-07-04
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Expires: 2014-05-17
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Abstract

Abstract A pump and pump/oxygenator system including a generally cylindrical pump housing, a tube arranged in a helical turn within the pump housing, and a rotor assembly rotatably mountable in the housing for pumping fluid through the tube by peristaltic action. The tube may be preformed with a D-shaped cross-section, a helical turn of about 380° and a compression portion having a decreasing volume per unit length in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end thereof. In one aspect, the rotor assembly includes a cam operated occlusivity adjusting mechanism for translating the drive roller in a radial direction of the rotor assembly from a non-occluding storage position to a tube-occluding operative position. In another aspect, the housing includes a door forming an arcuate portion of the sidewall of the housing. The door may be opened to a storage position that allows the tube, at least in part, to extend outside the housing, such that the pump may be stored or shipped without the tube being occluded by the drive roller. In yet another aspect, the housing and drive roller have complementary conical tapers, and occlusion of the tube is controlled by translating the rotor assembly along its axis from a non-occluding storage position to a operative position in which the drive roller occludes the tube.

Inventors

  • 👤 Robert B. Schock
  • 👤 Boris Leschinsky

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
F; F04; F04B; F04B45/00; F04B45/08; F04B43/00; F04B43/0009; F04B43/0054; F04B43/0072; F04B43/12; F04B43/1238

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 26
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
A pump, comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein; a rotor assembly having a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, and having a tapered compression portion providing a variable volume per length in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough; wherein said housing comprises an inlet port and an outlet port formed therein, each port providing a lumen for fluid communication from the interior of said housing to the exterior of said housing, wherein the proximal end of said tube is attached to said housing at said inlet port and is in fluid communication therewith, and wherein the distal end of said tube is attached to said housing at said outlet port and is in fluid communication therewith; and wherein said outlet port is provided in a base portion of said housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 221 words
A pump, comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein; a rotor assembly having a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, and having a tapered compression portion providing a variable volume per length in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end, wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough; wherein said housing comprises an inlet port and an outlet port formed therein, each port providing a lumen for fluid communication from the interior of said housing to the exterior of said housing, wherein the proximal end of said tube is attached to said housing at said inlet port and is in fluid communication therewith, and wherein the distal end of said tube is attached to said housing at said outlet port and is in fluid communication therewith; and wherein said outlet port is provided in a base portion of said housing.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 176 words
A pump, comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, said arcuate portion being in a range of about 180° to 300°, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, and wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 176 words
A pump, comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, said arcuate portion being in a range of about 180° to 300°, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, and wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 14 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein said tube is composed of an elastomer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 22 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein said tube is composed of a thermoforming material, and is preformed by a thermoforming technique.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 19 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein said helical turn is in the range of about 360° to 380°.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 13 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein said helical turn is about 380°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 84 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein said housing comprises an inlet port and an outlet port formed therein, each port providing a lumen for fluid communication from the interior of said housing to the exterior of said housing, wherein the proximal end of said tube is attached to said housing at said inlet port and is in fluid communication therewith, and wherein the distal end of said tube is attached to said housing at said outlet port and is in fluid communication therewith.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 19 words
The pump recited in claim 7, wherein said inlet port is provided in a radial sidewall of said housing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 19 words
The pump recited in claim 7, wherein said outlet port is provided in a base portion of the housing.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 16 words
The pump recited in claim 2, further comprising means for adjusting an occlusivity of said tube.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 13 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein said arcuate portion is approximately 270°.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 53 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein an inlet port is located at an end of said arcuate portion, said inlet port having a lumen from the interior of said housing to the exterior of said housing, and wherein said tube is attached to said inlet port and is in fluid communication therewith.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 35 words
The pump recited in claim 12, wherein said door includes a hinge pin located at the other end of said door, and wherein said door is rotatably attached to said housing by said hinge pin.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 32 words
The pump recited in claim 2, wherein said door includes a hinge pin located at an end thereof and wherein said door is rotatably attached to said housing by said hinge pin.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 288 words
A pump comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber, and wherein said rotor assembly further includes a head plate and a base plate, said drive roller includes a roller shaft and a roller body, said roller shaft including a registration axle, a roller axle and a pivot axle, said registration axle and said pivot axle being coaxial and rotatably supported by said head plate and said base plate, respectively, said roller body being coaxial with said roller axle and rotatably mounted thereon, the axis of said roller axle and said roller body being offset from the common axis of said registration axle and said pivot axle; a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, and wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough; and occlusivity adjusting means including means for rotating said registration axle, whereby the axis of said roller member is moved in a radial direction of said rotor assembly.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 288 words
A pump comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber, and wherein said rotor assembly further includes a head plate and a base plate, said drive roller includes a roller shaft and a roller body, said roller shaft including a registration axle, a roller axle and a pivot axle, said registration axle and said pivot axle being coaxial and rotatably supported by said head plate and said base plate, respectively, said roller body being coaxial with said roller axle and rotatably mounted thereon, the axis of said roller axle and said roller body being offset from the common axis of said registration axle and said pivot axle; a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, and wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough; and occlusivity adjusting means including means for rotating said registration axle, whereby the axis of said roller member is moved in a radial direction of said rotor assembly.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim 26 words
The pump recited in claim 15, wherein said occlusivity adjusting means includes means for setting an occlusivity of said occlusivity adjusting means at a selected occlusivity.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim 14 words
The pump recited in claim 50, wherein said setting means comprises a set screw.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 189 words
A pump comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, and wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough, wherein said tube includes a tapered compression portion having a variable volume per length in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 189 words
A pump comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, and wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough, wherein said tube includes a tapered compression portion having a variable volume per length in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 19 words
The pump recited in claim 18, wherein said compression portion is located at the proximal end of said tube.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 181 words
A pump comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough, and wherein said tube has a preformed D-shaped cross-section, and its flat side is contiguous with said housing.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim 181 words
A pump comprising: a housing forming a generally cylindrical chamber therein, said housing including a primary housing portion, a cap attachable to said primary housing portion, and a door forming an arcuate portion of a sidewall of said primary housing portion, an interior surface of said door being substantially continuous with an interior surface of said housing; a rotor assembly including a drive roller, said rotor assembly being disposable within said housing and arranged for coaxial rotation within said chamber; and a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a wall forming a lumen therethrough, said tube being arranged in a helical turn and disposed within said chamber substantially contiguous with an interior surface of said housing, wherein a portion of said tube is contiguous with said door, wherein rotation of said rotor assembly rotatably advances said drive roller to progressively occlude said tube in a direction from the proximal end to the distal end to pump a fluid therethrough, and wherein said tube has a preformed D-shaped cross-section, and its flat side is contiguous with said housing.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim 24 words
The pump recited in claim 20, wherein a flat portion of said D-shaped cross-section is substantially contiguous with the interior surface of said housing.

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