Patent ID: 6012342
Filing Date: 2000-01-11
Classification: A61M,F16K,Y10T

Abstract:
An assembly for occluding the flow of fluid through a flexible tube, the assembly comprising:an anvil positionable nearingly adjacent the flexible tube; anda plunger assembly movable relative to said anvil comprising:a plunger sleeve having a first open end;compression means for selectively contacting and compressing the flexible tube between said compression means and said anvil, the compression means having a contacting portion for contacting the flexible tube and an extending portion, the extending portion being slidably receivable within the plunger sleeve through the first open end of the plunger sleeve;spring means mounted about the extending portion of the compression means and between the contacting portion of the compression means and the first open end of the plunger sleeve for providing selective movement to the compression means relative to the plunger sleeve; andsensor means associated with the plunger sleeve and the compression means for translating the displacement of the compression means relative to the plunger sleeve to a measurement of force applied by the compression means to the flexible tube.