IP Library › Granted Patent US 12,204,731
Granted Patent B2
US 12,204,731 · App. 18/456,165 · Granted Jan 21, 2025

Medical pump with a display

Inventors: Jan Schwarz (Melsungen, DE); Christoph Erlen (Kassel, DE); Stephan Hoevel (Kassel, DE); Norbert Koop (Rellingen, DE); Jan Sokoll (Nortorf, DE); Stefan Espenhahn (Hamburg, DE); Joachim Schuetz (Fulda, DE); Yvonne Fischbach (Grossenlueder, DE); Gerhard Schoeffel (Grossenlueder, DE)
Assignee: B. Braun Melsungen AG
G06F3/045A61M5/14228A61M2205/3306A61M2205/505A61M2205/587
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Patent No.
US 12,204,731
App. No.
18/456,165
Granted
Jan 21, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A medical pump for conveying a medical liquid includes a pump housing and a lid housing attachable to the pump housing.

Claims (26)

1. A medical pump comprising:

a pump housing defining a front side;

a front lid attached to the front side of the pump housing; and

a display element mounted to the front lid,

the front lid and display element being pivotally connected to the pump housing,

wherein:

the front lid comprises a lid housing,

the lid housing is hingedly connected to a hinge plate, and

the hinge plate is formed of metal.

2. The medical pump according to claim 1 , wherein the front lid is pivotable relative to the front side of the pump housing between a closed position, in which the front lid covers the front side of the pump housing, and an open position, in which the front lid is folded away from the front side of the pump housing.

3. The medical pump according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge plate is mounted to the pump housing so that the lid housing is pivotably connected to the pump housing by the hinge plate.

4. The medical pump according to claim 3 , wherein the lid housing comprises a front shell and a rear wall attached to the front shell.

5. The medical pump according to claim 4 , wherein the hinge plate is hingedly connected with the rear wall.

6. The medical pump according to claim 4 , wherein the display element is mounted inside the lid housing between the front shell and the rear wall.

7. The medical pump according to claim 4 , wherein the display element is screwed to a rear side of the front shell.

8. The medical pump according to claim 4 , wherein the rear wall is a substantially flat plate and wherein the front shell comprises a flat front and side walls projecting from the flat front.

9. The medical pump according to claim 8 , wherein the side walls comprise a seal that seals the lid housing.

10. The medical pump according to claim 4 , wherein the lid housing defines a user-facing side.

11. The medical pump according to claim 10 , wherein the front shell defines a recess clearance through which the display element is visible through the user-facing side.

12. The medical pump according to claim 11 , further comprising a film attached to the front shell over the user-facing side.

13. The medical pump according to claim 12 , wherein the film extends beyond the recess clearance to seal the lid housing from external influences.

14. The medical pump according to claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of keys below the film.

15. The medical pump according to claim 12 , further comprising a plurality of LEDs below the film.

16. The medical pump according to claim 4 , wherein the rear wall comprises an edge, and wherein the hinge plate comprises a hinge arranged at the edge of the rear wall.

17. The medical pump according to claim 4 , wherein the lid housing further comprises a foam piece attached to the rear wall.

18. The medical pump according to claim 3 , wherein the pump housing comprises a lower side, and wherein the hinge plate is attached to the lower side of the pump housing.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 5, 2024
From: SCHWARZ, JAN; ERLEN, CHRISTOPH; HOEVEL, STEPHAN; KOOP, NORBERT; SOKOLL, JAN; ESPENHAHN, STEFAN; SCHUETZ, JOACHIM; FISCHBACH, YVONNE; SCHOEFFEL, GERHARD
To: B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG
Reel/Frame 068179/0343 →
Priority Claims (1)
DE 20 2021 103 528.5 · Jul 1, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 17852520 · Jun 29, 2022
Related Publication 20230400953A1 · Dec 14, 2023
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