Patent ID: 9283370
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: A61M

Claim Text:
1. A method of preventing free flow of fluid through a delivery tube of an infusion tubing set used with an infusion pump to regulate a flow of fluid delivered to a patient, the infusion pump comprising an internal occlusion clamp within the infusion pump, the internal occlusion clamp having an occluding position for occluding the delivery tube within the infusion pump upon a user gaining access to the delivery tube within the infusion pump, and the internal occlusion clamp also having a non-occluding position for allowing fluid flow through the delivery tube within the infusion pump when the delivery tube within the infusion pump is not accessible to the user of the infusion pump, the infusion pump used with a slide clamp on the delivery tube, the delivery tube extending initially through a non-occluding opening in the slide clamp, the non-occluding opening in the slide clamp permitting the flow of fluid through the delivery tube when the delivery tube is located in the non-occluding opening, the slide clamp also including an occluding opening adjoining the non-occluding opening, the occluding opening in the slide clamp preventing the flow of fluid through the delivery tube when the delivery tube is located in the occluding opening; and the method comprising: positioning the slide clamp on the delivery tube at a location outside of the infusion pump with the delivery tube extending through the non-occluding opening in the slide clamp when the internal occlusion clamp is in the non-occluding position to allow fluid flow through the delivery tube; moving the internal occlusion clamp into the occluding position upon the user gaining access to the delivery tube within the infusion pump; manually moving the slide clamp from the location outside of the infusion pump into operative contact with the internal occlusion clamp within the infusion pump to release the occlusion clamp from the occluding position to the non-occluding position while simultaneously moving the delivery tube from the non-occluding opening in the slide clamp into the occluding opening in the slide clamp to occlude fluid flow through the delivery tube to allow the user to remove the delivery tube from within the infusion pump by release of the internal occlusion clamp; and accomplishing the manual movement of the slide clamp to release the internal occlusion clamp and to occlude the delivery tube within the occluding opening in the slide clamp by direct manual grasping and manipulation movement of the slide clamp by the user.