ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 7 -- United States Patent no. 12,594,375, issued on April 7, was assigned to CareFusion 303 Inc. (San Diego).
"Silent pumping mechanism for infusion pump" was invented by Carsten Steins (Ubach-Palenberg, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Features relating to a pumping mechanism of a peristaltic infusion pump are provided. Stabilizing protrusions are provided for one or more pumping fingers of the pumping mechanism, where the one or more pumping fingers move in a coordinated and synchronized fashion with respect to one another to provide a controlled peristaltic action against a flexible tube for delivery of a fluid to a patient. The protrusions extend outward from ...