Fluid management system with pass-through fluid volume measurement
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1. A fluid management system comprising:
- at least one fluid supply container for storing a fluid to be delivered to a surgical site;
a fluid supply line for delivering the fluid from the at least one fluid supply container to the surgical site; and
a pass-through fluid volume measurement system for determining the volume of fluid returned from the surgical site, said pass-through fluid volume measurement system comprising;
a plurality of fluid collection containers, wherein each fluid collection container has (i) a suction input in fluid communication with a suction line, for drawing a vacuum in the fluid collection container, (ii) a fluid input in fluid communication with a fluid return line for receiving fluid returning from the surgical site, and (iii) a fluid output in fluid communication with a fluid output line for evacuating the fluid collected in the fluid collection container to a waste collection system;
one or more sensors for providing signals indicative of an amount of fluid in the fluid collection containers; and
a plurality of valves moveable between open and closed positions to control the flow of fluid through the suction line, the fluid return line and the fluid output line;
one or more suction sources for providing suction in the suction line to draw a vacuum in the fluid collection containers to thereby draw fluid from the surgical site into the fluid collection containers, and for providing suction in the fluid output line to draw fluid collected in the fluid collection containers into the waste collection system; and
a control unit for receiving the signals from the one or more sensors to monitor a volume of fluid returned from the surgical site to the fluid collection containers, and moving the plurality of valves between the open and the closed positions to alternately fill one of the fluid collection containers while emptying another of the fluid collection containers.
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Abstract
A fluid management system including a pass-through fluid volume measurement system to provide continuous measurement of fluid returned from a surgical site during transit to a waste collection system. The pass-through fluid volume measurement system eliminates the need to physically replace full fluid collection containers during the medical procedure with new, empty fluid collection containers.
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1. A fluid management system comprising:
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at least one fluid supply container for storing a fluid to be delivered to a surgical site; a fluid supply line for delivering the fluid from the at least one fluid supply container to the surgical site; and a pass-through fluid volume measurement system for determining the volume of fluid returned from the surgical site, said pass-through fluid volume measurement system comprising; a plurality of fluid collection containers, wherein each fluid collection container has (i) a suction input in fluid communication with a suction line, for drawing a vacuum in the fluid collection container, (ii) a fluid input in fluid communication with a fluid return line for receiving fluid returning from the surgical site, and (iii) a fluid output in fluid communication with a fluid output line for evacuating the fluid collected in the fluid collection container to a waste collection system; one or more sensors for providing signals indicative of an amount of fluid in the fluid collection containers; and a plurality of valves moveable between open and closed positions to control the flow of fluid through the suction line, the fluid return line and the fluid output line; one or more suction sources for providing suction in the suction line to draw a vacuum in the fluid collection containers to thereby draw fluid from the surgical site into the fluid collection containers, and for providing suction in the fluid output line to draw fluid collected in the fluid collection containers into the waste collection system; and a control unit for receiving the signals from the one or more sensors to monitor a volume of fluid returned from the surgical site to the fluid collection containers, and moving the plurality of valves between the open and the closed positions to alternately fill one of the fluid collection containers while emptying another of the fluid collection containers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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