David Charles Cummings;Andrew Peter Nelson;Seralaathan Hariharesan;Brian Highley;David Woodruff West;James Allen Higgins;Michael Rueben Jedwab;Alan P. Halbert;Russell Paul Meyer
发明人:
David Charles Cummings,Alan P. Halbert,Seralaathan Hariharesan,James Allen Higgins,Brian Highley,Michael Rueben Jedwab,Russell Paul Meyer,Andrew Peter Nelson,David Woodruff West
申请号:
US13384126
公开号:
US08986252B2
申请日:
2010.07.08
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要:
The present disclosure provides cassettes and methods of using same for the delivery of fluids to a patient using fluid delivery systems. In a general embodiment, the cassettes of the present disclosure include a flexible tube, a housing having a recessed area and first and second ends for holding the flexible tube, and at least two additional components including, for example, different sensors, false reading components for sensors, anti-flow valve means, insertion guides, directional indicators, latch mechanisms, kink-prevention notches, etc. Such additional components provide the cassettes of the present disclosure with several advantages including, for example, quality control, efficiency of use, cost effectiveness, and safety of use.