#$%^&*AU2010214657B220131031.pdf#####COMPACT PERISTALTIC MEDICAL PUMP Abstract A compact medical pump (100) includes a linear peristaltic pumping mechanism driven by a motor (206) located within a periphery of a belt (214) of the pumping 5 mechanism. The motor (206) drives a gear set (208) that drives a driving pulley (210) which engages the belt (214) having the rollers. A battery (202) for the pump (100) is positioned adjacent to the gear set (208). The pump (100) includes a controller (204) and user interface (104) for operating the pumping mechanism (100) as a function of pumping parameters input via the user interface (104). The controller (204) may sense motor 0 current and determine fluid path characteristics based on the sensed current.2/7 FIG. 2 216 218 202 204 206 215 208 216 210 214 212- 02 212 216 21624 106 220 110 222
