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(11) | EP 0 172 795 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | A fluid pump |
| (57) A fluid pump having an elastic tubular member (21) as pumping element The tube is
provided with helically extending reinforcing threads (42). Pressurization of the
interior of the tube results in a change of volume of the tube. This volume change
accomplishes the pumping. |