Patent ID: 8551057
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. A pinch clamp assembly for engaging a tube with a pump adapted to deliver solutions to a patient, the pinch clamp assembly comprising: a base comprising a holder for holding a pumping section of the tube in operative engagement with the base and a support for supporting a connector; a clamping element having clamping surfaces engageable with the pumping section and moveable between an open position allowing the flow of fluid through the pumping section and a closed position wherein the pumping section is occluded by the clamping element, and a first lock and a second lock adapted to engage with each other in the closed position and adapted to interact with a release member external to the pinch clamp assembly so as to bring the clamping element from the closed to the open position; a connector for connecting the tube with a port on a patient, the connector being removable from the pinch clamp assembly; the clamping element also comprising a retaining lever; in the open position of the clamping element the connector is retained by the retaining lever; and the clamping element is adapted to engage with the release member to release the clamping element to the open position when the pinch clamp assembly is mounted to the pump and the connector is removed.