Patent ID: 6890161
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: F04B

Abstract:
1. A disposable cartridge for a fluid delivery system comprising: a fluid reservoir integral with and supported by a pump housing so that a common wall separates said fluid reservoir from said pump housing and includes at least one through-hole that allows for fluid communication between interior portions of said fluid reservoir and said pump housing, wherein said pump housing is formed as an open ended receptacle including a curved, interior wall formed as a course; a peristaltic pump mounted within said pump housing; and a length of flexible tubing having a first end arranged in flow communication with said fluid reservoir, an accessible second end, and a central portion positioned within said course and operatively engaging said peristaltic pump so that consecutive portions of said flexible tubing are successively collapsed to thereby propel fluid through said tubing and along said course so as to exit said second end.