WO1987004932A1 - Regulateur de debit pour liquides - Google Patents

Regulateur de debit pour liquides Download PDF

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WO1987004932A1
WO1987004932A1 PCT/AU1987/000034 AU8700034W WO8704932A1 WO 1987004932 A1 WO1987004932 A1 WO 1987004932A1 AU 8700034 W AU8700034 W AU 8700034W WO 8704932 A1 WO8704932 A1 WO 8704932A1
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Ladislav Stephan Karpisek
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M39/00—Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
    • A61M39/22—Valves or arrangement of valves
    • A61M39/28—Clamping means for squeezing flexible tubes, e.g. roller clamps
    • A61M39/286—Wedge clamps, e.g. roller clamps with inclined guides

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  • This invention provides means to control the flow of liquids and has particular relevance to controlling liquid flows that have to be regulated accurately and are small in volume.
  • Examples of uses for the proposed apparatus is in the regulation of the flow of liquids through devices whereby blood or saline solution or like liquids are introduced intravenously to patients.
  • liquid passes through a fixed size discharge orifice from a first chamber member into an elongated orifice of tapered shape in a second member, the maximum cross-section of the tapered orifice being smaller than the fixed size orifice.
  • the tapered orifice discharges into a tube to deliver the liquid to its destination.
  • the first member and the second member are movable one relative to the other to bring the fixed size c ice in the first member over different portions of- the se d orifice, the size of the portion of the second orifice exposed to the fixed size orifice can thus be varied and this determines the rate of flow of the liquid.
  • This form of apparatus has two major disadvantages. Firstly the liquid passes through the device and therefore sterilization of the parts of the device is required. Secondly, there are locations in the device where the liquid flows very slowly or may even cease to flow allowing blood co-agulation can occur.
  • a plastic tube through which the liquid flows from a supply to a destination. The tube passes through a clamp means which by squeezing the tube transforms the circular bore of the tube into an elongated parallel sided slit with the width of the slit being the principal determining factor for controlling the flow rate of liquid through the tube.
  • the present invention provides apparatus to overcome most of the disadvantages of the squeeze method by providing a minimum surface area of the bore of the tube for all cross-sections the tube adopts during the sqeezing process right down to the throttle condition where the flow is completely stopped. This is achieved by the progressive reduction of the cress-section of the bore of the tube whilst maintaining the cross-sectional shape of the bore of the tube substantially circular.
  • the invention can be said to comprise a flow regulator for liquids passing through a resiliently deformable tube
  • the regulator comprises an elongated body part including a channel having a floor and two parallel sides which extend in the length direction of the channel beyond one end of the channel floor, a groove in the floor of the channel which decreases in width along its length and has the greatest width adjacent said one end of the channel floor, a longitudinal track in each channel wall, said tracks are parallel to each other and are the same height above the channel floor and extend beyond said one end of the channel floor, a wheel with a central stub axle projecting from each side of the wheel, the diameter of the wheel being such that with the stub axles captive in.the grooves and the wheel positioned over the channel floor the distance between the channel floor and the closest part of the periphery of the wheel will never be greater than twice the thickness of the wall of a deformable t be to be mounted in the channel of the regulator.
  • Fig.l is a sectional elevation of a known form of flow regulator.
  • Fig.2 is an end view of a tube when partially flattened in the Fig.l apparatus
  • Fig.3 is a view similar to Fig.2 showing the tube further flattened
  • Fig.4 is a view similar to fig.2 showing the tube fully flattened.
  • Fig.5 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the flow regulator of this invention.
  • Fig.6 -.s a sectional elevation of the regulator of Fig.5,
  • Fig.7 is a plan view of the Fig.5 regulator
  • Fig.8 is a sectional end view on the section line 8-8 of
  • Fig.9 is a sectional end view on the section line 9-9 of Fig . 7 ,
  • Fig.10 is a sectional end view on the section line 10-10 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.11 is a sectional end view on the section line 11-11 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.12 is a sectional end view on the section line 12-12 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.13 is a sectional end view on the section line 13-13 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.14 is an end view of a tube prior to flattening in the regulator of the invention.
  • Fig.15 is an end view of a tube when flattened in the regulator of the invention at the section line 9-9 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.16 is an end view of a tube when flattened in the regulator of the invention at the section line 10-10 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.17 is an end view of a tube when flattened in the regulator of the invention at the section line 11-11 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.18 is an end view of a tube when flattened in the regulator of the invention at the section line 12-12 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.19 is an end view of a tube when flattened in the ' regulator of the invention at the section line 13-13 of Fig.7,
  • Fig.20 is a perspective of a second form of the invention.
  • Fig.21 is a side view showing a tube being engaged with the regulator of Fig.20
  • Fig.22 is a side view of a tube being operatively entered into the regulator of Fig.20
  • Fig.23 is an end view of a tube when partially regulated in a first modified form of the regulator of Fig.5,
  • Fig.24 is an end view of a tube when closed to a maximum extent in the first modified form of the regulator of Fig.5,
  • Fig.25 is an end view of a tube when partially regulated in a second modified form of the regulator of Fig.5, and
  • Fig.26 is an end view of a tube when closed to a maximum extent in the second modified form of the regulator of
  • Fig.l is a sectional elevation through a known apparatus.
  • a channel body part 1 with part of the channel floor 2 cut away at 3.
  • slots 4 in the channel walls angled to the plane of the channel floor 2.
  • a roller 5 with stub axles 6 engaged in the slots 4.
  • a tube 7 lying on the channel floor 2 is progressively squeezed by the periphery of the roller 5 as it is moved from the inoperative position shown in broken lines to the full operative position shown in full lines where the bore of the tube 7 is completely flattened thereby preventing flow of liquid through the bore of the tube 7.
  • Figs 2 to 4 show several stages of a tube of circular cross-section, made for example from plastic, being squeezed between two flat surfaces such as the floor 2 of the channel 1 and the periphery of a roller, as provided in the apparatus of Fig.l.
  • the circular tube is flattened gradually until the configuration of Fig.4 is achieved where the opposed inner surfaces of the tube bore come into contact and any flow of liquid through the tube bore is pinched stopped.
  • a channel member 8 with walls 9 and a bottom 10 which extends part way along the channel.
  • roller 13 mounted in the channel with a thickness substantially the same as the width between the walls 9 and two stub-axles 14 extending from the respective sides of the roller 13 are engaged in the tracks 12.
  • Figs.6,7,9 to 12 it will be seen that there is a groove 15 in the floor 10 of the channel.
  • the groove has a uniform depth and varying width.
  • The-groove at its wide end narrows quickly to a position indicated 16 and narrows at a slower rate to the end 17.
  • Figs. to 13 indicated the cross-sectional shape of the groove 1'. at the secion lines 9. to 13. It will be noted in Fig.13 that the gap between the the floor 10 of the channel and the periphery of the roller 13 is no greater than double the thickness of the wall of the tube 18. At the point of section line 13 the tube 18 will be closed off and liquid flow will be prevented.
  • the shape of the tube at the section lines 9 to 13 are represented by the sectional shapes of the tube 18 shown in Figs.15 to 19. It will be noted that there is a natural tendancy for the portion of the tube 18 in the groove 15 to adopt a generally circular shape thereby ensuring that there is a minimum surface area for the cross-sectional shape of the liquid flow path.
  • Fig.20 shows a modified form of the apparatus illustrated in Fig.5. It will be observed that with the apparatus of Fig.5 it is necessary to thread an end of the tube 18 through the channel between the roller 13 and the channel floor 9 and the tube end can then be attached to some other apparatus, for example a needle. This form of tube engagement can lead to contamination of the end of the tube and sterility is very important with medical equipment.
  • the Fig.20 apparatus allows the apparatus to be mounted on a tube whilst its ends are connected in a sterile manner to, say, a bottle of liquid and a needle thereby avoiding a possible source of contamination of the tube end to be coupled to the needle or the bottle.
  • Fig.20 is the same as that of ⁇ Fig.5 except that there is a slot 19 in one wall 9 of the channel.
  • the slot 19 is ad acent the end 20 of the channel floor 10 and spaced from the roller 13.
  • Fig.21 is a side view of the Fig.20 apparatus in the first stage of mounting a tube 18 therein. It will be seen that the tube 18 is passed through the slot 19 to the centre of the channel and, as shown in Fig.22, the channel member is rotated in an anti-clockwise direction to position the tube.18 below the roller 13 and in the channel in an overlying relationship with the channel floor 10. The roller 13 can then be advanced to co-act with the tube 18 as explained above.
  • Figs.23 to 26 illustrated two possible.tube shaping where a predetermined minimum flow rate of liquid is desired.
  • Fig.23 there is a continuous circumferential groove in the roller 13 and a groove 15 as explained above.
  • the section of the tube would be as shown in Fig.23, at say the position of the section line 11 of Fig.7.
  • Fig.24 illustrated the cross-section of the tube 18 at the section line 13 of Fig.7 where it will be seen that the bottom of the tube 18 is flat but there is a semi-circular shape to the top of the tube 18 ensuring a predetermined minimum flow of liquid through the tube 18.
  • Figs.25 and 26 are views of an arrangement similar to that of Figs.23 and 24 except that the groove 15 is central and not to one side of the channel floor 10. It will be uncierstood that the groove 15 as described with reference to Figs 6,7,9 to 12 is preferably to one side of the channel floor but the groove 15 when used in conjunction with a flat surface roller 13 can be centrally located in the channel floor 10 as proposed for the Fig.25 and 26 arrangement.
  • the groove 15 has been described herein as being of uniform depth but varying width it is to be understood that this is not necessarily the case and both the depth and width of the groove 15 can be varied. With both arrangements as proposed the main objectives of the invention can be achieved, namely to keep the surface area of the cross-section of the bore tube 15 to a minimum for all sizes of bore and to try to maintain the bore substantially circular in cross-section for the smaller bore sizes.

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Abstract

Un régulateur de débit pour liquides passant à travers un tube élastiquement déformable (18) comprend un corps formé d'un canal de logement (8) pour le tube (18), d'un canal de plancher (10) de longueur inférieure à la longueur du corps, de deux pistes (12) ménagées dans les faces intérieures des parois (9) du canal de logement s'étendant sur le canal de plancher (10), d'une roue (13) soutenue par des axes à goujon (14) s'engageant dans les pistes (12) et d'une rainure (15) à section transversale variable ménagée dans le canal de plancher (10), dans lequel se fait l'introduction forcée du tube (18), au fur et à mesure que la roue (13) passe sur la rainure (15).
PCT/AU1987/000034 1986-02-12 1987-02-06 Regulateur de debit pour liquides Ceased WO1987004932A1 (fr)

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AU68601/87A AU595001B2 (en) 1986-02-12 1987-02-06 A flow regulator for liquids

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EP0352669A3 (fr) * 1988-07-25 1990-06-20 Alexander Dr. Sazunkewitzsch Pince-tube réglable
FR2748395A1 (fr) * 1996-05-07 1997-11-14 Adelberg Kenneth N Pince de serrage a roulette en matiere plastique pour administration intraveineuse
DE102017116106A1 (de) * 2017-07-18 2019-01-24 B. Braun Melsungen Ag Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Öffnen und Schließen einer Infusionsschlauchklemme

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US3918675A (en) * 1972-08-30 1975-11-11 Transcodan Flow regulating device particularly for infusion and transfusion tubes
AU8588175A (en) * 1974-11-13 1977-05-05 Abbott Lab Flow control device
AU1943676A (en) * 1975-12-24 1978-05-18 Adelberg, Marvin Tube clamp
DE2741594A1 (de) * 1977-01-31 1978-08-03 Marvin Adelberg Klemme zur regulierung der stroemung in kunststoffrohren
AU4632679A (en) * 1978-05-12 1979-11-15 Abbott Laboratories Improved flow control device
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US4463928A (en) * 1982-07-23 1984-08-07 Shiro Ueda Clamp regulator for transfusing liquid and blood
AU3655184A (en) * 1984-12-12 1986-06-19 Mediplast A.B. Device for regulating the flow area in a flexible tube

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US3802463A (en) * 1972-07-31 1974-04-09 Cutter Lab Flow control apparatus
US3918675A (en) * 1972-08-30 1975-11-11 Transcodan Flow regulating device particularly for infusion and transfusion tubes
AU8588175A (en) * 1974-11-13 1977-05-05 Abbott Lab Flow control device
AU1943676A (en) * 1975-12-24 1978-05-18 Adelberg, Marvin Tube clamp
DE2741594A1 (de) * 1977-01-31 1978-08-03 Marvin Adelberg Klemme zur regulierung der stroemung in kunststoffrohren
AU4632679A (en) * 1978-05-12 1979-11-15 Abbott Laboratories Improved flow control device
US4285492A (en) * 1979-09-20 1981-08-25 Abbott Laboratories Flow control device
US4335866A (en) * 1979-09-20 1982-06-22 Abbott Laboratories Flow control device
US4463928A (en) * 1982-07-23 1984-08-07 Shiro Ueda Clamp regulator for transfusing liquid and blood
AU3655184A (en) * 1984-12-12 1986-06-19 Mediplast A.B. Device for regulating the flow area in a flexible tube

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EP0352669A3 (fr) * 1988-07-25 1990-06-20 Alexander Dr. Sazunkewitzsch Pince-tube réglable
FR2748395A1 (fr) * 1996-05-07 1997-11-14 Adelberg Kenneth N Pince de serrage a roulette en matiere plastique pour administration intraveineuse
DE102017116106A1 (de) * 2017-07-18 2019-01-24 B. Braun Melsungen Ag Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Öffnen und Schließen einer Infusionsschlauchklemme
US12042622B2 (en) 2017-07-18 2024-07-23 B. Braun Melsungen Ag Apparatus and method for opening and closing an infusion tube clamp

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