Global Patent Index - EP 0872252 B1

EP 0872252 B1 20031022 - Peristaltic pump

Title (en)

Peristaltic pump

Title (de)

Peristaltische Pumpe

Title (fr)

Pompe péristaltique

Publication

EP 0872252 B1 20031022 (EN)

Application

EP 97202451 A 19970807

Priority

IL 12069797 A 19970418

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP0872252A1] A peristaltic pump for propelling liquid through a flexible tube segment. The pump has a cam shaft which carries a plurality of cams each having a driving surface. The driving surfaces of adjacent cams sre spaced at an angle to each other about the cam shaft. The pump also has a plurality of cam followers which are each reciprocal in a common direction perpendicular to the axis of the cam shaft. Each cam follower has a cam surface riding on the driving surface of a cam and a tube engaging surface for engaging the flexible tube segment. At least one of the cam followers is a restriction cam follower of which the tube engaging surface engages the flexible tube segment for a longer period than that of the other cam followers. The pump also has a motor for rotating the cam shaft whereby the cams cause the cam followers to each engage and occlude the flexible tube segment to form a propagating depression wave in the flexible tube segment for propelling liquid. The restriction cam followers prevent back flow of the liquid. <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

A61M 5/142; F04B 43/08

IPC 8 full level

F04B 43/08 (2006.01); F04B 49/10 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F04B 43/088 (2013.01); F04B 49/106 (2013.01); F04B 2201/1201 (2013.01); F04B 2201/12041 (2013.01); F04B 2205/503 (2013.01); F04B 2207/01 (2013.01)

Citation (examination)

EP 0858812 A2 19980819 - MICREL MICROELECTRONIC APPLIC [GR]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU NL PT SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0872252 A1 19981021; EP 0872252 B1 20031022; AR 012468 A1 20001018; AT E252396 T1 20031115; DE 69725698 D1 20031127; DE 69725698 T2 20040722; IL 120697 A0 19970814; IL 120697 A 20030312; ZA 983206 B 19991018

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 97202451 A 19970807; AR P980101793 A 19980417; AT 97202451 T 19970807; DE 69725698 T 19970807; IL 12069797 A 19970418; ZA 983206 A 19980416