| US 7,559,524 B2 | ||
| Tube occluder for occluding collapsible tubes | ||
| Larry B. Gray, Merrimack, N.H. (US); and Richard J. Lanigan, Concord, N.H. (US) | ||
| Assigned to DEKA Products Limited Partnership, Manchester, N.H. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 28, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/951,441. | ||
| Application 10/951441 is a continuation of application No. 09/357645, filed on Jul. 20, 1999, granted, now 6,877,713, filed on Apr. 12, 2005. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0069425 A1, Mar. 31, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. F16K 7/04 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 251—7 [251/4; 251/61; 604/34] | 7 Claims |
| 1. An occluder mechanism for occluding at least one collapsible tube comprising:
an occluding member; and
a force actuator controlled by a microprocessor based control system and constructed and positioned to apply a force to the
occluding member in a direction that is essentially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the collapsible tube, wherein a component
of said force that is applied to the occluding member along said direction that is essentially parallel to the longitudinal
axis of the collapsible tube is able to bend the occluding member.
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