Patent ID: 9642965
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A61M,F04B

Claim:
1. A cassette apparatus for an infusion pump, the cassette apparatus comprising: a cassette for operatively connecting administration set tubing to the infusion pump, the cassette including a press tab having an upwardly facing press surface and an undersurface; and a cassette interface on the infusion pump for removably receiving the cassette, the cassette interface including at least one fulcrum member; wherein the undersurface of the press tab engages the at least one fulcrum member when the cassette is received by the cassette interface; wherein the cassette is pivotable relative to the at least one fulcrum member by pressing the press surface of the press tab to assist in removing the cassette from the cassette interface; and wherein the cassette interface includes a pair of fulcrum members laterally spaced from one another to define a slot therebetween, and the cassette includes a vertical rib extending downwardly from the undersurface of the press tab, wherein the vertical rib of the cassette is received in the slot of the cassette interface and the undersurface of the press tab engages the pair of fulcrum members when the cassette is received by the cassette interface.