A peristaltic pump includes a plunger-cam follower, a tube receiver, a spring-biased plunger, a spring, a position sensor, and a processor. The plunger-cam follower engages the plunger cam to follow the plunger cam and to disengage from the plunger cam. The spring-biased plunger is coupled to the plunger-cam follower and the spring biases the spring-biased plunger toward the tube receiver. The position sensor determines a position of the spring-biased plunger when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger came. The processor estimates fluid flow utilizing at least the position of the spring-biased plunger as indicated by the position sensor when the plunger-cam follower is disengaged from the plunger cam and the spring biases the spring-biased plunger against the tube.

Disclosed is a fluid isolating pump. The fluid isolating pump includes a rotating cage, one or more roller assemblies mounted on the rotating cage, a cam plate, and a non-rotating central shaft. The cage includes a front plate and a back plate connected by multiple connecting rods. Each roller assembly is rotatably attached to a corresponding connecting rod of the cage. Each roller assembly includes one or more arms rotatably attached to the connecting rod, a connecting bar coupled to the one or more arms, one or more levers rotatably attached to the connecting rod, one or more suspensions, and a roller. Each suspension is coupled to at least one arm and to at least one lever. The roller is coupled to the one or more levers. The cam plate includes multiple openings having a first end and a second end. The connecting rod of each roller assembly is configured to slide from the first end of the opening to the second end of a corresponding opening.

Disclosed herein is a peristaltic pump for medical applications comprising a motor, a rotor coupled to the motor, a housing in which the rotor is arranged and an opening and closing mechanism comprising a tube pressuring portion, a slider and a pivotable cover coupled to the housing and the slider. The opening and closing mechanism is accentuated by the pivotable cover, which pivotable cover is connected to the tube pressuring portion via elastic elements. The elastic elements are thereby connected via at least one adjustable element so that the tension or pretension in the elastic element can be adjusted to tube types and material, to the viscosity of the pumped fluid and to the amount of fluid that needs to be pumped.

Microfluidic systems, pumps, valves and applications of the same are provided. The microfluidic system may be a pump or a valve having a fluidic chip and an actuator controlling the opening and closing of the fluidic channel in the fluidic chip. The actuator may be disposed to tilt from the fluidic chip, forming a tilted-rotor peristaltic pump. Alternatively, the actuator may be a rolling ball actuator, and different fluidic chips may be used in different applications. For example, the fluidic chip may be a spiral pump chip having spiral channels, a rotary peristaltic pump chip having multiple output channels, or a multi-port valve chip having one port interconnected with multiple different ports. An analytical valve chip may switchably interconnect bioreactor and rinse/calibration input channels to sensor and waste output channels. The actuator of a random-access valve can move from one valve position to another without opening or closing intermediate ones.

An improved linear peristaltic pump that is able to be manufactured using fewer parts while also improving the performance and the reliability of the pump. The linear peristaltic pump utilizes a leaf spring in direct contact with a tube and is therefore able to provide smooth transitions in the forces exerted on the tube.

Microfluidic systems, pumps, valves and applications of the same are provided. The microfluidic system may be a pump or a valve having a fluidic chip and an actuator controlling the opening and closing of the fluidic channel in the fluidic chip. The actuator may be disposed to tilt from the fluidic chip, forming a tilted-rotor peristaltic pump. Alternatively, the actuator may be a rolling ball actuator, and different fluidic chips may be used in different applications. For example, the fluidic chip may be a spiral pump chip having spiral channels, a rotary peristaltic pump chip having multiple output channels, or a multi-port valve chip having one port interconnected with multiple different ports. An analytical valve chip may switchably interconnect bioreactor and rinse/calibration input channels to sensor and waste output channels. The actuator of a random-access valve can move from one valve position to another without opening or closing intermediate ones.

The present invention is directed to a peristaltic pump (1), comprising a rotary body (2) with a plurality of squeeze sections (3) arrange circularly distributed and moveable about a rotation axis (A), a tube carrier (4) for carrying a flexible tube (5) along an arcuate engagement section (6) arcuately surrounding the rotary body (2), and an actuator (7) for selectively moving the tube carrier (4) relative to the rotary body (2) between a pump position in which a flexible tube (5) carried by the tube carrier (4) be positioned in engagement between the engagement section (6) and at least one of the squeeze sections (3) to allow for a pumping action when moving the rotary body (2) about the rotation axis (A), and a release position in which the flexible tube (5) carried by the tube carrier (4) be disengage from the plurality of squeeze sections (3) to allow for free flow through the flexible tube (5). The present invention is further directed to a pump system comprising the peristaltic pump (1), a flexible tube (5) be functionally carried by the tube carrier (4), a product supply be fluidly connected to an upstream end of the flexible tube (5), and a product discharge section be fluidly connected to a downstream end of the flexible tube (5). Moreover, the present invention is directed to a method for pumping a fluid by use of the pump system (100).

A peristaltic pump system includes a peristaltic pump having a roller assembly and a roller assembly housing. The roller assembly is disposed within the housing. The peristaltic pump defines a tubing maximum diameter and is configured for use with conventional tubing having a conventional tubing wall thickness less than half of the tubing maximum diameter. The system includes peristaltic pump tubing including mainline tubing and outer sleeve tubing. The outer sleeve tubing is co-axially disposed about the mainline tubing. The mainline tubing and the outer sleeve tubing extend into, through, and out of the peristaltic pump and are engaged with the roller assembly. The mainline tubing has a mainline wall thickness. The outer sleeve tubing has a sleeve wall thickness. The mainline wall thickness and the sleeve wall thickness together are approximately the same as the conventional tubing wall thickness. A method of using the pump system is provided.

The present invention provides a pump for supplying a liquid. The pump comprises: a tube member having a hose communicating with a chemical liquid inlet and a chemical liquid outlet, and a cylindrical drum provided to wind the hose, and configured to discharge a chemical liquid through a volume change caused by contraction of the hose wound around the drum; and a driver configured to provide a rotational force such that the hose is wound around the drum.

A pump device with at least one conveying device at least for a conveyance of a fluid, includes at least one drive unit for acting onto the conveying device. The conveying device includes at least one conveying space element, which at least partly delimits the conveying space and is embodied in a rigid fashion, and at least one elastically deformable conveying element, which forms the conveying space together with the conveying space element. The conveying element is embodied in a spring-elastic fashion, wherein the conveying element, following a deformation, automatically seeks to re-assume a basic shape, in particular a convexly curved basic shape of the conveying element, wherein, for a conveyance of a fluid, the conveying element is movable, starting from a convex curvature, which is oriented in a direction facing away from the conveying space element, towards the conveying space element, wherein at least the conveying space element and the conveying element together form an exchangeable unit.