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Micro pumps play important roles in microfluidic system. Biologically inspired actuation mechanisms have great advantages in the micro pump design. This work aims to develop a numerical model for bio-inspired micro pump based on the specific and genuine movement pattern of the sperm. The model also employs a modified immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method. In the model, an elastic film is used to mimic a sperm moving with its head fixed. The fluctuation vibration of the film could then drive the static fluid to move. The modified immersed boundary-lattice Boltzmann method directly introduces the velocity information of the film into the traditional lattice Boltzmann equation, which improve the computational efficiency. Pressure distribution, streamlines and the flow rate curves are used to analyze the flow field dynamic process of the model. The effects of the model parameters (e.g. frequency, kinematic viscosity, amplitude and wavelength) on the stable flow rate are also studied comprehensively.