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Reusable cassettes for a drug pump are disclosed to house a fluid reservoir and tubing extending from the reservoir across a tubing support surface of the pressure plate of the cassette. A hinged housing provides reversible access to the fluid reservoir. Reuse of a portion of the pressure plate is a

Reusable cassettes for a drug pump are disclosed to house a fluid reservoir and tubing extending from the reservoir across a tubing support surface of the pressure plate of the cassette. A hinged housing provides reversible access to the fluid reservoir. Reuse of a portion of the pressure plate is also disclosed.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cassette mountable to a pumping mechanism for positioning a tube adjacent to a plurality of tube engaging members of a pumping mechanism, the cassette comprising:a tubing support surface having a pump anchor at one end and two hooks at an opposite end;a housing having a

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A cassette mountable to a pumping mechanism for positioning a tube adjacent to a plurality of tube engaging members of a pumping mechanism, the cassette comprising:a tubing support surface having a pump anchor at one end and two hooks at an opposite end;a housing having a bottom face, a front face, a back face and two side faces, wherein the housing is permanently affixed to the tubing support surface and is sized for housing a fluid reservoir, wherein the tubing support surface defines a top of the cassette, the front, back, and side faces are adjacent to the tubing support surface, and the bottom face defines a bottom of the cassette, wherein one of the side faces is adjacent to the one end of the tubing support surface, and the other side face is adjacent to the opposite end of the tubing support surface; anda hinge to reversibly rotate one rotatable face of the housing relative to the remainder of the housing, wherein rotation of the one rotatable face of the housing provides access to an interior of the housing, the hinge defining an axis of rotation extending generally transverse to the one rotatable face.