Apparatus and method for connecting and disconnecting flexible tubing

A laser strikes and aseptically heats or sterilizes the end of two flexible tube ends for connection. Tube holders are pushed toward each other to bring the tube ends into contact. A weld detector checks the characteristics of the weld. A laser optics assembly may be used to change the direction of...

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Hauptverfasser:	DIN SHAHID, ROMACK JOE, PENNINGTON DAVID W, BIEWER JOHN A, ALBERTI JAMES J, LANDHERR FRANK J, DO DAVID, GILBERT RICK
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES CHEMISTRY CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MACHINE TOOLS MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR METALLURGY METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP TRANSPORTING WELDING WORKING BY LASER BEAM WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL WORKING-UP
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Zusammenfassung:	A laser strikes and aseptically heats or sterilizes the end of two flexible tube ends for connection. Tube holders are pushed toward each other to bring the tube ends into contact. A weld detector checks the characteristics of the weld. A laser optics assembly may be used to change the direction of the laser and focus the laser at the tube ends. In addition, a crimping device is used to compress a single flexible tube for disconnection. The laser strikes the compressed area. The crimping device continues to pinch the area and forms a seal in the tube. The tube is separated into two tube segments, each segment has a sealed end.