Patent ID: 7214038

Claim:
A hose cartridge for a peristaltic pump equipped with a roller wheel, the hose cartridge comprising: a cartridge housing provided with a lateral recess, said recess being adapted to receive said roller wheel of said peristaltic pump when said hose cartridge is attached to said peristaltic pump; said recess being delimited at least partially by an element essentially having the shape of a segment of a circle and said element comprising a groove extending at least along a portion of said element for receiving a hose portion; said cartridge housing being provided with mounting means cooperating with said peristaltic pump; said groove extending at least along a portion of said element for receiving a hose portion being extended to run along an outer face of said cartridge housing located opposite to said element essentially having the shape of a segment of a circle such that the hose section to be received by said groove extends to said cartridge housing at the same side as it extends from said cartridge housing, three lateral faces of said cartridge housing are provided each with a groove section for constituting said groove receiving said hose section, whereby said side of said cartridge housing is provided with two support arms, the free end of each of said support arms being equipped with a hose take-up member for receiving and retaining fixing members or stoppers provided on said hose section.