Patent ID: 8973889
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: A61M,F16K,F16L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clamp for compressing a flexible tube, comprising: a first member; a second member moveably coupled to the first member and adapted to move into and out of a clamping position to apply a compressive force to the tube, at least one of the first and second members including a pair of sidewalls that define a channel; a locking member adapted to hold the first and second members in a fixed clamping position, wherein rotation of the first member relative to the second member is prevented; a third member moveably retained in the channel, the third member adapted to move from a first position to a second non-parallel position relative to the first position; and a fourth member moveably coupled to one of the first member and the second member, wherein the fourth member is adapted such that, when the first and second members are held in the fixed clamping position by the locking member, the fourth member is adapted to engage with the third member such that the third member moves from the first position to the second non-parallel position to apply an additional compressive force to the tube.