Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing a plurality of fluids, comprises a plurality of pumps, having a connector for releasably connecting, to the respective pump, a container, which holds a fluid and comprises a connector-counterpart, and at least one actuator for releasing a container from a connector, which the actuator is adapted to operatively engage the connector-counterpart and, upon engaging this counterpart, pull the same onto the connector and establish a fluid connection between the respective pump and the container.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 27, 2003
Date of Patent:
March 25, 2008
Assignee:
Fluid Management Operation LLC
Inventors:
Marcel Hendrikus Petrus Engels, Bastiaan Albert Simon Peeters, Constantijn Thomas Papaikonomou