Patent SG-11201806463S-A (SG)
Title: Apparatus for monitoring, regulating, or controlling fluid flow
Inventor: DALE JAMES
IPC: A61M5/168
Filed: 2017-01-27
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization M1111101110101011111 HO 11111 0111001 011011001011 EDO 1111 MI 11 International Bureau ... ...., ...... ... (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/132532 Al 3 August 2017 (03.08.2017) WI P0 I P CT (51) International Patent Classification: 19 Iris Drive, Merrimack, NH 03054 (US). KAMEN, A61M 5/14 (2006.01) A61M 5/168 (2006.01) Dean; 15 Westwind Drive, Bedford, NH (US). LAN- A61M 5/142 (2006.01) IGAN, Matthew; 10 Angela Way, Concord, NH 03301 (21) International Application Number: (US). MORGAN, Frederick; 60 Linden Glen, Canton, PCT/US2017/015382 MA 02021 (US). VAN DER MERWE, Dirk, A.; 335 A Hackleboro Road, Canterbury, NH 03224 (US). YOO, (22) International Filing Date: Brian, H.; 153 Highland Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476 27 January 2017 (27.01.2017) (US). (25) Filing Language: English (74) Agent: WYNINEGAR, James, D.; DEKA Research & Development Corp., 340 Commercial Street, Manchester, (26) Publication Language: English NH 03101-1129 (US). (30) Priority Data: (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 62/288,132 28 January 2016 (28.01.2016) US kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, 62/341,396 25 May 2016 (25.05.2016) US AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, (71) Applicant: DEKA PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNER- BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, SHIP [US/US]; 340 Commercial Street, Manchester, NH DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, 03101-1129 (US). HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (72) Inventors: DALE, James, D.; 37 White Plains Drive, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, Nashua, NH 03062 (US). FICHERA, Stephen, L.; 103 NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, Lake Shore Road, Salem, NH 03079 (US). GRAY, Larry; RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, = = = [Continued on next page] — (54) Title: APPARATUS FOR MONITORING, REGULATING, OR CONTROLLING FLUID FLOW = (57) : An apparatus, system and method for regu- = 9638 lating fluid flow are disclosed. An apparatus for infusing = fluid into a patient includes a housing, a tube-contact member, a rotating arm, and a tube-retention cover. The = — = — = - = = = = = = 9636 9636 it MI 9650 9606 9636 ilk NW housing has an opening on a front side of the housing. The opening is sized to receive a drip chamber having an inlet tube and an outlet tube. The tube-contact member contacts one of the inlet tube and the output tube of the drip chamber when inserted into the opening. The rotating arm is coupled to the tube contact member and is con- figured to rotate along an axis. The tube-retention cover is configured to close when the drip chamber is initially loaded into the opening. 9 636 1-1 .4 (, //,/,/ /, N ) M lun ei en FIG. 96H ,—, IN ,—, © ei O WO 2017/132532 All#1101MOHIMIIMMEMOMMIMOINHOHNOVOIS TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, Declarations under Rule 4.17: VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, Published: GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, SZ, — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) before the expiration of the time limit for amending the TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, DE, LT, SE, GA, claims and to be republished in the event amendments (Rule 48.2(h)) of receipt of GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).