The invention relates to a pump chamber (1) for a peristaltic pump, the pump chamber (1) comprising an elongate cavity (1.1) defined between an elastically deformable chamber wall (1.2) and a rigid chamber (1.3) wall, wherein the elastically deformable wall (1.2) and the rigid wall (1.3) are arranged as a one-piece part by two-component injection molding. The invention also refers to a method for producing the pump chamber (1) for a peristaltic pump, the method comprising a two-component injection molding of the elastically deformable wall (1.2) and the rigid chamber wall (1.3) thereby forming them as a one-piece part.

The invention regards a micro dosage peristaltic pump (3) for micro dosage of a fluid, comprising: a housing (4) with an inner surface (5) comprising at least one circular section (6), a flexible tube (8) placed upon the at least one circular section of the surface, a flexible layer (9) placed between the surface and the flexible tube, at least one compression element (10), driving means for moving the at least one compression element in an eccentric circular motion having a circular circumference (14), whereby the at least one compression element is peristaltically engaged at the circumference with the tube placed upon the circular section of the surface.

An infusion pump apparatus includes a length of resilient tubing removably loadable in an infusion pump having a housing, a pumping mechanism, and a pump door. A latch member is pivotally mounted to the pump door and cooperates with a latch pin fixed on pump housing. A free-flow protection device is biased to pinch the tubing closed to stop fluid flow. The latch member has a first range of pivotal motion in a latching direction for causing the latch member to engage with the latch pin to secure the door in a closed position and a second range of pivotal motion in the latching direction for causing the latch member to actuate the free-flow protection device to unpinch the tubing and allow flow. The latch member pivots through at least a portion of the first range of pivotal motion before beginning to pivot through the second range of pivotal motion.

A method for operating a device for dosed supply of a liquid, having a pump to deliver the liquid. The pump has an inlet and an outlet. An eccentric is arranged on the pump housing and a deformable diaphragm is arranged between a pump housing and the eccentric. The deformable diaphragm and the pump housing delimit a delivery path from the inlet to the outlet. The seal can be displaced along the delivery path by movement of the eccentric. A pressure sensor is connected to the outlet of the pump. A liquid is delivered by the pump. A time curve of the pressure at the outlet of the pump is monitored during delivery by the at least one pressure sensor. An angle position of the eccentric of the pump is detected using at least one characteristic feature of the time curve at the outlet.

A pump for conveying a liquid, having a pump housing that has at least one inlet and at least one outlet, an eccentric element being rotatably arranged in said pump housing and surrounded by a deformable membrane, the deformable membrane and pump housing delimiting at least one conveyor path from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet and forming at least one seal for the conveyor path, and the seal being able to be displaced along the conveyor path by a movement of the eccentric element. Between the eccentric element and the deformable membrane, a spring layer is arranged by the eccentric element and deformable membrane are tensioned relative to one another.

A method for operating a device for providing a liquid additive having at least one suction point for removing liquid additive from a tank, a valve-free conveying line extending from the suction point to a supply unit, and a valve-free displacement pump, the displacement pump being configured to convey the liquid additive from the tank via the suction point along the conveying line to the supply unit, the displacement unit having at least one seal of the conveying line, displaceable along the conveying line for conveying the liquid additive, includes: a) detecting a stoppage of operation of the device; b) establishing a position of the seal within the positive-displacement pump; and c) changing the position of the seal if the position of the seal does not correspond to a provided park position of the seal.

The present invention relates to pumps, particularly a compact, linear, positive displacement pump that can be used in several applications including medical and non-medical devices. In particular, the invention is related to linear, positive displacement compression blood pumps (either intracorporeal or extracorporeal) that provide systemic circulatory stability by maintaining a steady average blood pressure. In some embodiments, the invention relates to perfusion pumps, infusion pumps, pumps used for ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenators) and bioreactor pumps.

A device for providing a liquid additive includes at least one first pump chamber (3) for conveying the liquid additive, and a rotary drive. The first pump chamber is arranged around a drive axis of the rotary drive. Inside the first pump chamber, at least one seal is formed, which can be displaced from the rotary drive around the drive axis. The device has at least one second pump chamber, which is arranged along the drive axis adjacent to the first pump chamber.

Pump for conveying liquid, having at least one pump housing with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, and including an inner circumferential surface and a geometric axis, where an eccentric is arranged within the pump housing and is moveable eccentrically relative to the pump housing around the geometric axis. A deformable element is arranged in a pump gap between the inner circumferential surface of the pump housing and an outer surface of the eccentric. The deformable element is pressed against the pump housing by the outer surface of the eccentric along at least one section of a conveying channel such that at least one displaceable seal of the conveying channel and at least one closed pump volume are formed in the conveying channel which are displaceable by an eccentric movement of the eccentric for conveying the fluid along the conveying channel from the inlet to the outlet.

Staged peristaltic pump systems and related methods are disclosed. A system may be configured such that the working fluid pressure differential across any individual stage of the system is smaller than the pressure across the entire system. In some embodiments certain components of each stage may be sealed from fluid communication with an external environment, though working fluid may be configured to cross the boundary of the seal. In some embodiments, stages may be pressurized with respect to an external environment.