System for illuminating medical infusion lines
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1. An illuminating medical infusion system for infusion line identification comprising:
- a medical infusion pump;
an illuminating infusion line originating from the medical infusion pump;
wherein the illuminating infusion line has a source of illumination located at the medical infusion pump; and
wherein the source of illumination is coupled with the medical infusion pump;
wherein the illuminating infusion line includes an integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel;
the light transmission channel being formed continuous to the exterior of the fluid transmission channel; and
wherein the proximal end of the fluid transmission channel is connected to the medical infusion pump and the distal end of the fluid transmission channel is connected to a medical entry port to the body of a patient; and
wherein the fluid transmission channel delivers fluids to the body of the patient; and
wherein the proximal end of the light transmission channel is connected to the source of illumination that is coupled with the medical infusion pump;
the distal end of the light transmission channel terminates at the medical entry port to the body of the patient; and
wherein the illuminating infusion line provides visible illumination exterior to the body of the patient and along the entire length of the illuminating infusion line;
wherein the fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel are continuous for the entire length of the illuminating infusion line; and
wherein the fluid transmission channel includes at least one in-line impediment; and
wherein the fluid transmission channel traverses through the at least one in-line impediment; and
wherein the light transmission channel traverses the at least one in-line impediment and provides visible illumination across the at least one in-line impediment by passing exterior to the at least one in-line impediment and being contiguous to the exterior of the at least one in-line impediment.
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Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for illuminated medical infusion including, for example, a medical infusion system which includes a source of illumination and an illuminating infusion line and wherein the illuminating infusion line includes an integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel.
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1. An illuminating medical infusion system for infusion line identification comprising:
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a medical infusion pump; an illuminating infusion line originating from the medical infusion pump; wherein the illuminating infusion line has a source of illumination located at the medical infusion pump; and wherein the source of illumination is coupled with the medical infusion pump; wherein the illuminating infusion line includes an integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel;
the light transmission channel being formed continuous to the exterior of the fluid transmission channel; andwherein the proximal end of the fluid transmission channel is connected to the medical infusion pump and the distal end of the fluid transmission channel is connected to a medical entry port to the body of a patient; and wherein the fluid transmission channel delivers fluids to the body of the patient; and wherein the proximal end of the light transmission channel is connected to the source of illumination that is coupled with the medical infusion pump;
the distal end of the light transmission channel terminates at the medical entry port to the body of the patient; andwherein the illuminating infusion line provides visible illumination exterior to the body of the patient and along the entire length of the illuminating infusion line; wherein the fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel are continuous for the entire length of the illuminating infusion line; and wherein the fluid transmission channel includes at least one in-line impediment; and wherein the fluid transmission channel traverses through the at least one in-line impediment; and wherein the light transmission channel traverses the at least one in-line impediment and provides visible illumination across the at least one in-line impediment by passing exterior to the at least one in-line impediment and being contiguous to the exterior of the at least one in-line impediment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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