Patent ID: 8523828

Claim:
A clamping assembly, comprising: a body having a base including first and second end portions and an arcuate body portion secured to the base, the arcuate body portion defining at least one opening dimensioned to receive a tubular member having a lumen; and a slide member adapted to move within the at least one opening along the arcuate portion between an open position and a closed position, wherein the slide member is movable along the arcuate body portion to compress the tubular member received within the at least one opening against the base to obstruct the lumen of the tubular member when the slide member is in the closed position, wherein the arcuate body portion includes a plurality of detents and, each detent being adapted to secure the slide member at a predetermined secured position along the arcuate body portion, wherein the slide member includes an engagement member configured to releasably engage a detent of the plurality of detents to retain the slide member in relation to the arcuate body portion, and wherein the slide member includes a first portion facing away from the base and a second portion facing toward the base, and the first and second portions of the slide member are configured to spread apart when the slide member moves between predetermined secured positions on the arcuate body portion.