Medication delivery apparatus and methods for intravenous infusions
First Claim
1. A method of providing a therapy regimen to a patient, said therapy regimen comprising the delivery in a predetermined sequence of a plurality of fluids from an integral container to said patient, said integral container comprising said plurality of fluids contained within separate non-fluidly connected chambers, the method comprising:
- delivering said plurality of fluids from said separate non-fluidly connected chambers to said patient in said predetermined sequence.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to delivery containers designed to deliver fluids for infusion to patients in a predetermined sequence, and methods for their construction and use. The containers described herein integrally comprise a plurality of non-fluidly connected chambers. The containers may be configured to deliver a volume of each medication of an infusion therapy in a predetermined sequence, duration, and/or interval from these chambers; alternatively, a container may be part of a larger device that provides the necessary hardware to perform such predetermined delivery. The container provides improved infusion therapy administration by reducing opportunities for error, infection, adverse drug interactions, or other complications.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing a therapy regimen to a patient, said therapy regimen comprising the delivery in a predetermined sequence of a plurality of fluids from an integral container to said patient, said integral container comprising said plurality of fluids contained within separate non-fluidly connected chambers, the method comprising:
delivering said plurality of fluids from said separate non-fluidly connected chambers to said patient in said predetermined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A fluid delivery device, comprising:
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an integral container comprising a plurality of fluids contained within separate non-fluidly connected chambers;
wherein said fluid delivery device is configured and arranged to deliver said plurality of fluids from said separate non-fluidly connected chambers to said at least one common port in a predetermined sequence. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A medication delivery system, comprising:
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a bag having;
at least one chamber containing a medication fluid, and a manifold; and
a pump having an activating mechanism configured to activate said chamber(s) to dispense said fluid from the bag.
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19. A fluid delivery container, comprising:
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a bag having at least one fluid chamber; and
structure for minimizing pressure drop between the chamber and an associated conduit upon the application of pressure to the chamber.
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20. A fluid delivery pump, comprising:
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a structure for sequentially applying constant force to compress a flexible fluid container from a first end towards a second end of said container; and
an energy absorption device coupled to the structure for sequentially applying constant force for limiting the maximum rate at which said structure compresses the fluid container.
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