Patent ID: 8403291

Claim:
A slide clamp for use with an infusion set, the slide clamp comprising: a body configured for insertion into an infusion pump, the body having a clamping slot formed therethrough, the clamping slot being configured for receiving a tubing of an infusion set therethrough and having an open portion which receives the tubing without pinching the tubing closed and a narrow slit extending from the open portion which is configured to pinch the tubing closed when the tubing is moved into the narrow slit; a support arm extending away from the body, the support arm having a support hole formed therethrough, the support hole being configured for receiving the tubing of an infusion set therethrough; and a pair of finger grips extending generally laterally and upwardly from the body; and wherein the body and the support arm are formed integrally and the support hole is spaced apart from the clamping slot and separated from the clamping slot by at least one of the body and the support arm.