US Patent Issued to CareFusion 303 on Jan. 28 for "Lever for auto insertion and secure placement of IV tubing for use in intravenous pump systems" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 29 -- United States Patent no. 12,209,694, issued on Jan. 28, was assigned to CareFusion 303 Inc. (San Diego).

"Lever for auto insertion and secure placement of IV tubing for use in intravenous pump systems" was invented by Steve Roberts (Lakeside, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infusion pump is provided that includes a housing, a door assembly coupled to the housing, a sensor disposed within the housing and a lever disposed within the housing. The lever includes a first end comprising a wall configured to engage an infusion tubing, a second end comprising a pocket, a spring disposed in the pocket, the spring configured to bias the lever against the door assemb...