This application is based on Chinese Patent Application No. 202010330276.1, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, and Chinese Patent Application No. 202010330062.4, filed on Apr. 24, 2020, and claims the priority to the above two Chinese Patent Applications, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety.
The disclosure relates to technologies of medical devices, and in particular to an infusion cassette of an infusion set, an infusion set and an infusion pump.
In clinical practice, liquids generally need to be infused into the body of a patient in a very precise way. In this case, it is often difficult for gravity infusion devices to meet the requirements. Instead, the dose and the rate of liquid are adjusted by an infusion pump for accurate transfusion. Therefore, in recent years, infusion pumps have been used widely, and various types of infusion pumps have also appeared, such as infusion pumps for average fluid infusion, ambulatory patients controlled analgesia pumps, infusion pumps for blood transfusion and chemotherapy, or the like.
In related art of the infusion pump, the pump body squeezes the tube of infusion set through a peristaltic movement thereof to control the flow of the liquid in the infusion set. A type of infusion pump rigidly squeezes the PVC infusion tube of the infusion set through the peristaltic fingers according to a timing sequence to control the flow of the liquid in the infusion set. The PVC infusion tube often has a risk of damage and leakage caused by repeated squeezing by the peristaltic fingers, and the overall dimension of the infusion pump is relatively large and the weight thereof is large. In addition, there is an infusion pump, which squeezes the flexible silicone tube arranged in the infusion cassette of the infusion set through the peristaltic fingers according to a timing sequence to control the flow of the liquid in the infusion set. The two ends of the silicone tube are fixed, and other parts of the silicone tube between the two ends are arranged horizontally along an extrusion plate and are in a relatively free state. Generally speaking, the peristalsis of the peristaltic fingers of the pump body may drive the silicone tube into a random displacement and swing, which will adversely affect the accuracy of the transfusion to a certain extent. Furthermore, when the silicone tube is assembled with the extrusion plate, the variation of the length of the tube and the variation of the gap between the tube and the extrusion plate may bring about the variation of the accuracy of the transfusion. In addition, for those types of infusion pumps, higher requirements are put forward for the fit clearance between the peristaltic fingers of the pump body and the fixing hole of the peristaltic finger frame. If the clearance is larger, the peristaltic fingers may swing and fail to squeeze the predetermined position of the silicone tube accurately. If the clearance is smaller, the friction between the peristaltic fingers and the fixing hole of the peristaltic finger frame will easily occur, which will affect the life span of the pump head and reduces the torque of the peristaltic fingers.
Generally speaking, the infusion tube of the infusion set communicates with the liquid container. When the infusion cassette or the infusion tube and the pump body are assembled together, the peristaltic fingers of the pump head may squeeze the PVC infusion tube or the silicone tube in the infusion cassette to control the free flow of the liquid in the infusion set. However, when the PVC infusion tube or infusion cassette is disengaged from the pump body, if there is no matching device for stopping the liquid, the liquid in the infusion tube flows out freely under the action of gravity. This kind of free flow is in an uncontrolled state, which causes great risks and inconvenience in some clinical application scenarios.
In view of this, the embodiments of the disclosure are expected to provide an infusion cassette of an infusion set, an infusion set and an infusion pump, which may have high accuracy and easy manufacturing.
To achieve the above purpose, according to a first aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an infusion cassette of an infusion set, the infusion cassette being provided with a flow channel, and including:
a rigid assembly including a plurality of components stacked onto one another, where at least one of the plurality of components is provided with a groove;
an elastic membrane arranged between two adjacent components of the plurality of components to cover the groove in a sealing manner, where the elastic membrane and the groove together form at least a portion of the flow channel; and
a locking mechanism, where the locking mechanism includes a mounting frame and a liquid stop plug fixedly arranged on the mounting frame, the liquid stop plug is configured to press the elastic membrane to close the flow channel, the locking mechanism closes or opens the flow channel by means of the liquid stop plug, where the mounting frame is movably connected with a main body frame to allow the locking mechanism to switch between a closed state in which the flow channel is closed and an open state in which the flow channel is opened.
In some embodiments, the plurality of components includes a first component, a second component and a third component. The groove includes a first groove and a second groove. The elastic membrane includes a first elastic membrane and a second elastic membrane. The second component is arranged between the first component and the third component. The first groove is formed on a side of the second component facing toward the first component, and the first elastic membrane is arranged between the first component and the second component to cover the first groove in a sealing manner. The second groove is formed on a side of the second component away from the first component. The second groove communicates with the first groove and is located downstream of the first groove. The second elastic membrane is arranged between the second component and the third component to cover the second groove in a sealing manner. The liquid stop plug is arranged on a side of the third component away from the second component, and the liquid stop plug is configured to press the second elastic membrane to close the flow channel.
In some embodiments, the infusion cassette further includes an elastic member configured to exert a force on the mounting frame to allow the locking mechanism to keep in the closed state in which the flow channel is closed.
In some embodiments, the open state includes a first open state, and the locking mechanism keeps in the first open state under an action of an external force. When the external force is absent or an elastic force of the elastic member overcomes an acting force of the external force on the locking mechanism, the elastic member drives the locking mechanism to automatically switch from the first open state to the closed state.
In some embodiments, the open state includes a second open state, and the locking mechanism includes a latch structure arranged on the mounting frame. The latch structure is configured to be selectively lock fitted with the rigid assembly to lock the locking mechanism in the second open state.
In some embodiments, the rigid assembly is provided with two through holes penetrating through the rigid assembly along a thickness direction of the rigid assembly. The flow channel is located between the two through holes. The mounting frame includes a cross bar, a connecting bar and slidable bars. Each of the slidable bars is arranged in respective one of the two through holes. The connecting bar is arranged on one side of the rigid assembly along the thickness direction, and the cross bar is arranged on another side of the rigid assembly opposite to said one side along the thickness direction. A first end of each of the two slidable bars is connected to the connecting bar, and a second end of each of the two slidable bars is connected to the cross bar. The liquid stop plug is arranged on the cross bar.
In some embodiments, the cross bar is provided with two connecting holes, and the second end of each of the two slidable bars are inserted through and fixedly arranged in respective one of the two connecting holes.
In some embodiments, a circumferential surface of the second end of each of the two slidable bars is provided with a step surface, and the cross bar abuts against the step surface.
In some embodiments, the latch structure protrudes from surfaces of the two slidable bars. A chute is formed on a wall surface of each of corresponding through holes. The first component is provided with a stopper protruding towards the through holes. When the two slidable bars slide to a position where an interference between the latch structure and the stopper is absent, the locking mechanism is capable to swing along a length direction of the infusion cassette, and the latch structure slides into a rim of the chute and abuts against a side of the stopper facing toward the second component, to allow the locking mechanism to be locked in the second open state.
In some embodiments, the flow channel extends along a straight line in a projection perpendicular to a thickness direction of the infusion cassette.
According to a second aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an infusion set, including: a plurality of infusion tubes and any of the infusion cassettes described above. The infusion cassette is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. One infusion tube of the plurality of infusion tubes is connected to the liquid inlet, and another infusion tube of the plurality of infusion tubes is connected to the liquid outlet. The plurality of infusion tubes communicate with the flow channel.
According to a third aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an infusion pump, including: a pump body and any of the infusion set described above. When the infusion cassette and the pump body are assembled together, the pump body is capable to drive the locking mechanism to switch from the closed state to the open state and keep the locking mechanism in the open state. When the infusion cassette is disengaged from the pump body, the locking mechanism is automatically switchable from the open state to the closed state.
According to a fourth aspect of the disclosure, there is provided an infusion pump, including: a pump body and an infusion set. The infusion set includes a plurality of infusion tubes and the infusion cassette according to some of the embodiments described above. The infusion cassette is provided with a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet. One infusion tube of the plurality of infusion tubes is connected to the liquid inlet, and another infusion tube of the plurality of infusion tubes is connected to the liquid outlet. The plurality of infusion tubes communicate with the flow channel. The pump body and the infusion cassette detachably cooperate with each other.
The first elastic membrane and the first groove together form at least a portion of the flow channel. The first groove includes a pump chamber, a first actuating chamber located upstream of the pump chamber, and a second actuating chamber located downstream of the pump chamber. The pump chamber, the first actuating chamber and the second actuating chamber are arranged in a straight line.
The pump body is arranged on a side of the first component away from the second component. The pump body includes a pump chassis, a camshaft rotatably arranged on the pump chassis, a plunger assembly press-fitted with the pump chamber, a first valve actuator assembly press-fitted with the first actuating chamber, a second valve actuator assembly press-fitted with the second actuating chamber, and a power unit configured to drive the camshaft into rotation. Each of an end of the plunger assembly, an end of the first valve actuator assembly and an end of the second valve actuator assembly abuts against a rotating surface of the camshaft and is slidable on the rotating surface of the camshaft. The camshaft drives the plunger assembly, the first valve actuator assembly, and the second valve actuator assembly to reciprocate in timing sequence to press the first elastic membrane during rotation, to generate a directional flow of liquid in the flow channel.
In some embodiments, the first valve actuator assembly and the second valve actuator assembly press the first elastic membrane in a full press manner; and the plunger assembly presses the first elastic membrane in a half press manner.
In some embodiments, an end surface of the plunger assembly configured to press the first elastic membrane is an arc surface, and a shape of the pump chamber is adapted to a shape of the end surface of the plunger assembly; and/or an end surface of the first valve actuator assembly configured to press the first elastic membrane is an arc surface, and a shape of the first actuating chamber is adapted to shape of the end surface of the first valve actuator assembly; and/or an end surface of the second valve actuator assembly configured to press the first elastic membrane is an arc surface, and a shape of the second actuating chamber is adapted to shape of the end surface of the second valve actuator assembly.
In some embodiments, the liquid inlet is arranged at a first end of the infusion cassette along a length direction of the infusion cassette. The liquid outlet is arranged at a second end of the infusion cassette along the length direction. The flow channel, the liquid inlet and the liquid outlet are arranged along a straight line in a projection on a plane perpendicular to a thickness direction of the infusion cassette.
In some embodiments, the power unit includes a motor and a transmission mechanism, and the transmission mechanism is arranged between a rotating shaft of the motor and the camshaft to connect the rotating shaft of the motor with the camshaft.
In some embodiments, the open state includes a first open state. During assembling of the infusion cassette and the pump body, the pump chassis forces the mounting frame to move toward of the third component, to drive the locking mechanism to switch from the closed state to the first open state and keep the locking mechanism in the first open state.
In some embodiments, the infusion cassette includes an elastic member configured to exert a force on the mounting frame to allow the locking mechanism to keep in the closed state in which the flow channel is closed.
In some embodiments, when the infusion cassette is disengaged from the pump body, the elastic member drives the locking mechanism to switch from the first open state to the closed state and keep the locking mechanism in the closed state.
In some embodiments, the open state includes a second open state, and the locking mechanism includes a latch structure arranged on the mounting frame. At least one of the first component, the second component and the third component is lock fitted with the latch structure to allow the locking mechanism to switch to the second open state and keep the locking mechanism in the second open state.
In some embodiments, a part of the mounting frame protrudes from a side of the first component facing toward the pump body. A protruding post configured to push the mounting frame is formed on a side of the pump chassis facing toward the infusion cassette, and an inclined surface is formed on an end of the protruding post facing toward the infusion cassette. During the assembling of the infusion cassette and the pump body, the inclined surface pushes the mounting frame to move toward the third component, to fix the locking mechanism in the first open state.
In some embodiments, the first groove includes two pressure monitoring chambers. One of the pressure monitoring chambers is arranged upstream of the first actuating chamber, and the other of the two pressure monitoring chambers is arranged downstream of the second actuating chamber. The pump body includes two pressure monitoring devices arranged on the pump chassis. One of the two pressure monitoring devices is arranged on a side of the first valve actuator assembly away from the plunger assembly, and the other of the two pressure monitoring devices is arranged on a side of the second valve actuator assembly away from the plunger assembly. The plunger assembly, the first valve actuator assembly, the second valve actuator assembly and the two pressure monitoring devices are arranged in a straight line.
In some embodiments, the other of the two pressure monitoring chambers arranged downstream of the second actuating chamber is arranged at a trailing end of the first groove along a flow direction of the liquid.
In some embodiments, the camshaft is rotatable in a forward direction and a reverse direction. When the camshaft rotates in the forward direction, the camshaft drives the plunger assembly, the first valve actuator assembly and the second valve actuator assembly to reciprocate in a forward timing sequence, to drive the liquid in the flow channel to flow in the forward direction. When the camshaft rotates in the reverse direction, the camshaft drives the plunger assembly, the first valve actuator assembly and the second valve actuator assembly to reciprocate in reverse timing sequence, to drive the liquid in the flow channel to flow in the reverse direction.
In the infusion cassette according to the embodiments of the disclosure, each of the plurality of components of the rigid assembly is a rigid injection molding part, and the elastic membrane is a flexible injection molding part. The injection molding part has high processing accuracy, simple assembly, small assembly error and good product consistency. In addition, since the elastic membrane is arranged between two adjacent components of the plurality of components, and when the elastic membrane is pressed, the possibility of unexpected displacement and swing of the elastic membrane is very small. The locking mechanism selectively closes the flow channel, which can prevent excessive infusion or environmental hazards by the liquid medicine due to the free flow of the liquid in the infusion cassette. In addition, the elastic membrane itself has good extrusion resistance, so that the risk of leakage caused by the damage of the elastic membrane due to repeated pressing is very low.
It should be noted that the embodiments in the disclosure may be combined with each other and the technical features in the embodiments may be combined with each other without conflict. The detailed description in the specific embodiments should be understood as an explanation of the purpose of the disclosure, and should not be regarded as an improper limitation of the disclosure.
In the description of embodiments of the disclosure, orientation or positional relationship in “thickness direction” and “length direction” is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in
The embodiment of the disclosure provides an infusion pump. With reference to
The infusion set includes an infusion cassette 1 and a plurality of infusion tubes 3 connected with the infusion cassette 1. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments, the infusion set may further include other accessories arranged on the plurality of infusion tubes 3. The specific types of the accessories may be determined according to the actual use condition, and will not be described herein in detail.
The pump body 2 and the infusion cassette 1 detachably cooperate with each other. Specifically, with reference to
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In the embodiment of the disclosure, based on the structural characteristics of the flow channel formed by the elastic membrane and the groove, the infusion cassette 1 further includes a locking mechanism 16 to prevent excessive transfusion or environmental hazards caused by uncontrolled free flow of a liquid in the infusion set.
With reference to
It should be noted that the locking mechanism 16 performs the function of closing or opening the flow channel 1a through the liquid stop plug 162, and the position of the liquid stop plug 162 may be changed by the movement of the mounting frame 161 relative to the rigid assembly 10 of the main architecture.
With reference to
In an embodiment, the pump body 2 is arranged on a side of a first component 11 away from a second component 12. With reference to
In the infusion cassette according to the embodiment of the disclosure, each of the plurality of components of the rigid assembly 10 is a rigid injection molding part, and the elastic membrane is a flexible injection molding part. The injection molding part has high processing accuracy, simple assembly, small assembly error and good product consistency. In addition, since the elastic membrane is arranged between two adjacent components of the plurality of components, when the elastic membrane is squeezed by the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the second valve actuator assembly 23, the possibility of unexpected displacement and swing of the elastic membrane is very small. Furthermore, each of the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the second valve actuator assembly 23 is provided with an end which is configured to press the elastic membrane and which may be formed into an arc surface. The shape of the arc surface of the plunger assembly is adapted to the shape of the pump chamber 121a, the shape of the arc surface of the first valve actuator assembly is adapted to the shape of the first actuating chamber 121b, and the shape of the arc surface of the second valve actuator assembly is adapted to the shape of the second actuating chamber 121c. Upon the press, the shape of the end of the plunger assembly 21 and the shape of the pump chamber 121a may be adapted to each other, the shape of the end of the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the shape of the first actuating chamber 121b may be adapted to each other, and the shape of the end of the second valve actuator assembly 23 and the shape of the second actuating chamber 121c may be adapted to each other. In this way, the gap processing requirements for mounting holes configured to accommodate the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the second valve actuator assembly 23 respectively on the pump chassis 28 are reduced, and the liquid stop effect is good, which may relax restrictions on the manufacturing tolerance of the liquid stop plug 162. In addition, the elastic membrane itself has good extrusion resistance, and each of the end surface of the plunger 21, the end surface of the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the end surface of the second valve actuator assembly 23 is an arc surface, so that the risk of leakage caused by the damage of the elastic membrane due to repeated pressing is very low.
The infusion pump of the embodiment of the disclosure can be widely applied to various scenes such as average fluid infusion, analgesia, blood transfusion, chemotherapy and the like.
In an embodiment, the first actuating chamber 121b, the pump chamber 121a, and the second actuating chamber 121c are arranged sequentially along a flow direction of the liquid, and spaced apart from each other.
The number of the plurality of components may be two or more. There may be one elastic membrane or a plurality of elastic membranes. In an embodiment, the plurality of components includes a first component 11, a second component 12 and a third component 13, the groove includes a first groove 121 and a second groove 122, and the elastic membrane includes a first elastic membrane 14 and a second elastic membrane 15. The second component 12 is arranged between the first component 11 and the third component 13, and the first groove 121 is formed on a side of the second component 12 facing toward the first component 11. Specifically, part of the structure of the second component 12 is recessed to form the first groove 121 which is open toward the first component 11. The first elastic membrane 14 is arranged between the first component 11 and the second component 12 to cover the first groove 121 in a sealing manner With reference to
The second groove 122 is formed on a side of the second component 12 away from the first component 11. Another part of the structure of the second component 12 is recessed to form the second groove 122 which is open toward the third component 13. The second groove 122 communicates with the first groove 121 and is located downstream of the first groove 121. That is, the flow channel 1a penetrates from a first side of the second component 12 to a second side of the second component 12, and the liquid flows from a first side of the second component 12 to a second side of the second component 12. The second elastic membrane 15 is arranged between the second component 12 and the third component 13 to cover the second groove 122 in a sealing manner With reference to
Specifically, with reference to
Specifically, the third component 13 is provided with a non-blocking hole 13a, and the liquid stop plug 162 passes through the non-blocking hole 13a from the side of the third component 13 away from the second component 12, to squeeze the second elastic membrane 15 against the second groove 122 of the second component 12, so that the liquid cannot flow in the another part 1a″ of the flow channel 1a, that is, the flow channel 1a is closed. That is to say, the locking mechanism 16 closes or opens the flow channel 1a by means of the liquid stop plug 162.
In an embodiment, with reference to
In the infusion cassette 1 according to the embodiment of the disclosure, the liquid stop plug 162 is arranged on the side of the third component 13 away from the second component 12, which prevents the locking mechanism 16 from interfering with the second valve actuator assembly 23. Specifically, it is assumed that the liquid stop plug 162 is arranged on a side of the first component 11 facing toward the pump body 2. In this case, the locking mechanism 16 is arranged close to the second valve actuator assembly for the sake of compactness, but the locking mechanism and the second valve actuator assembly are too close and will interfere with each other. Alternatively, in order to avoid interference, the distance between the locking mechanism and the second valve actuator assembly is appropriately increased, so that the length of the infusion cassette 1 and the length of the pump body 2 must be extended, which will lead to the increase of the dimension of the infusion pump. If the infusion pump is used as an ordinary infusion pump, the large dimension of the infusion pump is acceptable to users, but when the infusion pump is used as an ambulatory patient-controlled analgesia pump, the dimension of the infusion pump should be as compact as possible.
In an embodiment, with reference to
In an embodiment, the pump chamber 121a, the first actuating chamber 121b, and the second actuating chamber 121c are arranged in a straight line in a projection on a plane perpendicular to the thickness direction of the infusion cassette 1.
The plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22, and the second valve actuator assembly 23 perform the press in the following order.
S1 stage: when the first valve actuator assembly 22 presses the first elastic membrane 14 to allow the first elastic membrane 14 to abut against a wall surface of the first actuating chamber 121b, the liquid flow at the first actuating chamber 121b is blocked, the second valve actuator assembly 23 is opened, and the plunger assembly 21 presses the first elastic membrane 14 corresponding to the pump chamber 121a to compress the space in the pump chamber 121a, so that the liquid in the pump chamber 121a flows downstream. That is to say, when the plunger assembly 21 presses the first elastic membrane, the second valve actuator assembly 23 located downstream is in an open state.
S2 stage: when the second valve actuator assembly 23 presses the first elastic membrane 14 to allow the first elastic membrane 14 to abut against a wall surface of the second actuating chamber 121c, the liquid flow at the second actuating chamber 121c is blocked, the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the plunger assembly 21 are opened. Accordingly, the region of the first elastic membrane 14 corresponding to the pump chamber 121a returns to the unpressed state, to generate a negative pressure in the pump chamber 121a, so that upstream liquid enters the pump chamber 121a to fill the space in the pump chamber 121a.
The S1 stage and the S2 stage described above are repeatedly circulated to generate a directional flow of the liquid in the flow channel 1a.
In the related art, all peristaltic fingers will fully press the flexible infusion tube rigidly to allow an inner lumen of the tube to be opened or closed. If the pressed part is a flexible PVC tube, the pressed part may has a risk of damage and leak due to a little longer working time of the infusion pump. In addition, the way of rigidly pressing flexible infusion tube by means of the peristaltic fingers is only suitable for average fluid infusion, but not suitable for blood transfusion, since rigid press can lead to necrosis of a large number of blood cells in the infusion tube.
Therefore, in an embodiment of the disclosure, the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the second valve actuator assembly 23 press the first elastic membrane 14 in a full press manner. The plunger assembly 21 presses the first elastic membrane 14 in a half press manner.
It should be noted that taking the first valve actuator assembly 22 as an example, the full press means that the end of the first valve actuator assembly 22 squeeze the first elastic membrane 14 against the wall surface of the first actuating chamber 121b, so that the liquid flow in the first actuating chamber 121b is blocked.
The half press means that the end of the plunger assembly 21 does not squeeze the first elastic membrane 14 against the wall surface of the pump chamber 121a, so that a gap is formed between the first elastic membrane 14 and the wall surface of the pump chamber 121a. The specific dimension of the gap is not limited, as long as the gap allows the liquid to flow between the first elastic membrane 14 and the wall surface of the pump chamber 12a. That is to say, the plunger assembly 21 does not block the liquid flow at the pump chamber 121a.
In this embodiment, since the plunger assembly 21 presses the first elastic membrane 14 in a half press manner, and when the plunger assembly 21 presses the first elastic membrane 14, the second valve actuator assembly 23 located downstream is in an open state, blood cells in blood have little risk of injury from the plunger assembly 21, and the risk of blood cell injury is within the acceptable range of medical clinic. Therefore, the infusion pump of the embodiment of the disclosure can be used for blood transfusion, other average fluid infusion, analgesia, chemotherapy or the like.
Specifically, when the infusion cassette 1 and the pump body 2 are assembled together, the pump body 2 may drive the locking mechanism 16 to switch from the closed state to the open state and may keep the locking mechanism in the open state. When the infusion cassette 1 is disengaged from the pump body 2, the locking mechanism 16 may be automatically switched from the open state to the closed state. That is to say, when the infusion cassette 1 and the pump body 2 are assembled together, the default state of the infusion cassette 1 is a state in which the flow channel 1a is opened. At this time, the liquid in the infusion tube 3 is automatically controlled by the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the second valve actuator assembly 23 of the pump body 2 synergetically. That is, the locking mechanism 16 is in the open state. When the infusion cassette 1 is disengaged from the pump body 2, the default state of the infusion cassette 1 is a state in which the flow channel 1a is closed. That is, the locking mechanism 16 is in a closed state to prevent liquid free flowing in the infusion cassette 1.
The material of the first elastic membrane 14 must meet the biocompatibility requirements specified in the relevant standards, and have the expected elasticity and extrusion resistance, for example, silica gel. Similarly, the material of the second elastic membrane 15 must meet the biocompatibility requirements specified in the relevant standards, and have the expected elasticity and extrusion resistance, for example, silica gel.
The material of the first elastic membrane 14 may be the same as or different from the material of the second elastic membrane 15, which are not limited herein.
In an embodiment, with reference to
The specific structure type of the elastic member 17 is not limited, for example, a tension spring, a compression spring, a torsion spring and other elastomers. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the elastic member 17 is a torsion spring.
In an embodiment, the open state of the locking mechanism 16 includes a first open state, and the locking mechanism 16 keeps in the first open state under the action of an external force. When the external force is absent or the elastic force of the elastic member 17 can overcome the acting force of the external force on the locking mechanism 16, the elastic member 17 can drive the locking mechanism 16 to automatically switch from the first open state to the closed state.
Specifically, in the process of assembling the pump body 2 with the infusion cassette 1, the acting force of the pump chassis 28 of the pump body 2 on the locking mechanism 16 is the external force described above. When the acting force of the pump chassis 28 of the pump body 2 on the locking mechanism 16 overcomes the acting force of the elastic member 17 on the locking mechanism 16, the pump chassis 28 of the pump body 2 drives the locking mechanism 16 to switch from the closed state to the first open state and keeps the locking mechanism 16 in the open state. When the pump chassis 28 of the pump body 2 is disengaged from the infusion cassette 1, the acting force of the head frame 28 of the pump body 2 on the locking mechanism 16 is absent, that is, the external force acting on the locking mechanism 16 is absent, and the elastic member 17 drives the locking mechanism 16 to automatically switch from the first open state to the closed state. That is to say, the locking mechanism 16 is kept in the first open state only when an external force acts on the locking mechanism 16.
That is to say, when the infusion cassette is in snap-fit with the pump body according to the embodiment of the disclosure, the flow channel in the infusion cassette is automatically opened without other operations, which greatly facilitates the users. When the infusion cassette is disengaged from the pump body, the locking mechanism 16 automatically closes the flow channel, which can prevent excessive transfusion or environmental hazards by the liquid medicine due to the free flow of the liquid in the infusion cassette.
In an embodiment, the open state further includes a second open state. With reference to
In the case that the pump body 2 is disengaged from the infusion cassette 1, when it is necessary to keep the flow channel 1a in the open state, the latch structure 163 may be lock fitted with the rigid assembly 10. At this time, there is no relative movement between the locking mechanism 16 and the rigid assembly 10, and the locking mechanism 16 is locked in current second open state.
In an embodiment, with reference to
It should be noted that the cross bar 1612 is separable from the connecting bar 1611, that is, the cross bar 1612 is not integral with the connecting bar 1611. In this way, it is easy for the slidable bars 1613 to pass through the through holes 1d. Specifically, the connecting bar 1611 may be integral with the two slidable bars 1613, for example, an integral injection molding part. Alternatively, the cross bar 1612 may also be integral with the two slidable bars 1613, for example, an integral injection molding part.
In an example of the embodiment of the disclosure, the connecting bar 1611 is integral with the two slidable bars 1613.
In order to facilitate the connection between the slidable bars 1613 and the cross bar 1612, in an embodiment, with reference to
In order to facilitate rapid positioning of the cross bar 1612 during the assembling, in an embodiment, a circumferential surface of the second end of each of the slidable bars 1613 is provided with a step surface 1613a, and the cross bar 1612 abuts against the step surfaces 1613a. During the assembling, the connecting holes 1612a on the cross bar 1612 are aligned with the slidable bars 1613, the cross bar 1612 is pushed towards the slidable bars 1613 until the cross bar 1612 abuts against the step surfaces 1613a, and then the cross bar 1612 is bonded to the slidable bars 1613. By means of the step surfaces 1613a, the cross bar 1612 and the slidable bars 1613 can be quickly assembled together, and the relative position of the cross bar 1612 and the slidable bars 1613 can be ensured, which can improve the batch consistency of the products.
In an embodiment, the latch structure 163 protrudes from surfaces of the slidable bars 1613, and is located on a side of one of the slidable bars 1613 away from the other of the slidable bars 1613. It can be understood that the latch structure 163 may be arranged on one of the slidable bars 1613, or each of the slidable bars 1613 may be provided with the latch structure 163. The embodiments of the disclosure are described with the latch structures 163 arranged on the two slide bars 1613 as an example.
The specific configuration of the latch structures 163 is not limited herein. For example, in the embodiment of the disclosure, each of the latch structures 163 is a substantially plate structure extending along the length direction of the slidable bars 1613.
With reference to
It should be noted that when the locking mechanism 16 is in the first open state, the locking mechanism 16 may be switched to the second open state or the locking mechanism 16 may be switched to the closed state.
In an embodiment, with reference to
The inclined surface 281a is configured to position the mounting frame 161. When the infusion cassette 1 and the pump body 2 are assembled together, the inclined surface 281a abuts against the mounting frame 161 to prevent the mounting frame 161 from moving along the thickness direction of the infusion cassette 1 and from swinging along the length direction of the infusion cassette 1. That is to say, the locking mechanism 16 is stationary at the determined position and irremovable, thus improving the operational reliability of the locking mechanism 16.
In an embodiment, in the projection perpendicular to the thickness direction of the infusion cassette 1, the flow channel 1a extends along a straight line, thus facilitating the structural arrangement of the pump body 2.
In an embodiment of the disclosure, the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22 and the second valve actuator assembly 23 are driven by the same camshaft 24. On the one hand, the driving structure can be simplified, so that the product structure is compact and portable; and on the other hand, the cost can be reduced.
It should be noted that the plunger assembly 21 may be a single cylinder, or may be a structure composed of multiple components. Similarly, the first valve actuator assembly 22 may be a single cylinder, or may be a structure composed of multiple components. The second valve actuator assembly 23 may be a single cylinder, or may be a structure composed of multiple components. This is not limited in the embodiment of the disclosure.
In an embodiment, with reference to
In an embodiment, the pump body 2 further includes an ultrasonic monitoring device 27 to monitor the presence of bubbles in the liquid of the flow channel 1a. There may be one ultrasonic monitoring device 27 or a plurality of ultrasonic monitoring devices 27, which is not limited here.
The specific structure of the power unit 25 is not limited. In an embodiment of the disclosure, the power unit 25 includes a motor 251 and a transmission mechanism 252, and the transmission mechanism 252 is configured to connect a rotating shaft of the motor 251 with the camshaft 24. The transmission mechanism 252 may be a chain, a belt, or a transmission engaged gear set. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the transmission mechanism 252 is a gear set including at least two gears. One of the gears is coaxially arranged with the camshaft 24, and the other of the gears is coaxially arranged with the rotating shaft. The two gears may be directly engaged with each other or may be indirectly connected with each other through other intermediate gears.
The transmission mechanism 252 may be a one-stage transmission or a multi-stage transmission or the like, which is not limited here.
In an embodiment, the motor 251 is a direct current motor, so that the volume of the motor 251 is small. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the camshaft 24 only needs to drive the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22, and the second valve actuator assembly 23 to reciprocate in timing sequence. Therefore, the torque output of the direct current motor with a small dimension is sufficient to meet the torque required by the camshaft 24. Therefore, the infusion pump in the embodiment of the disclosure may be provided with only one motor. The infusion pump is small in dimension and portable, and is suitable for use as an ambulatory patient-controlled analgesic pump.
In an embodiment, the camshaft 24 is rotatable in a forward direction and a reverse direction. When the camshaft 24 rotates in the forward direction, the camshaft 24 drives the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22, and the second valve actuator assembly 23 to reciprocate in forward timing sequence, to drive the liquid in the flow channel to flow in the forward direction and enter into the body of the patient. When the camshaft 24 rotates in the reverse direction, the camshaft 24 drives the plunger assembly 21, the first valve actuator assembly 22, and the second valve actuator assembly 23 to reciprocate in reverse timing sequence, to drive the liquid in the flow channel to flow in the reverse direction. When the occlusion happens during delivery, the camshaft 24 can be controlled to rotate in the reverse direction accurately, so that the infusion pump draws the liquid back, which may release the occlusion pressure and greatly reduce the risk of harm to the patient caused by the occlusion pressure.
The various embodiments/implementation provided in the disclosure may be combined with each other without conflict.
The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the disclosure, and are not intended to limit the disclosure. Various modifications and variations of the disclosure are possible for those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement or the like made within the spirit and principles of the disclosure shall be included in the scope of protection of the disclosure.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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202010330062.4 | Apr 2020 | CN | national |
202010330276.1 | Apr 2020 | CN | national |
Filing Document | Filing Date | Country | Kind |
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PCT/CN2020/126286 | 11/3/2020 | WO |