Infusion delivery system

• US 20060224128A1
• Filed: 01/31/2006
• Published: 10/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Baxter Healthcare SA (Baxter International Inc.), Baxter International Inc.
• Inventors: Brundle, Alan, Wert, Troy, Darvasi, John, Tomicki, Peter, McGraghan, Thomas, Lurvey, Kent, Sandford, Craig, Bojan, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 8,679,075 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/250
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6018 providing set-up signals for the apparatus configuration
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6036 characterised by physical shape, e.g. array of activating switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6054 Magnetic identification systems
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6072 Bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6081 Colour codes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/287 Wedge formed by a slot having varying width, e.g. slide clamps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14228 with linear peristaltic action, i.e. comprising at least three pressurising members or a helical member
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/172 electrical or electronic A61M5/16804, A61M5/16831 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 20/17 delivered via infusion or injection

Abstract

A system and method for automatically delivering an infusate to a patient is disclosed. The system includes an infusion set and an infusion device. A signaling component disposed on an infusion set component identifies an administration protocol for the infusion set. A detection device operatively connected to the infusion device detects the signaling component and identifies the administration protocol. The infusion device is then configured to operate according to the administration protocol.

Claims

1. A slide clamp for use with an infusion device and an infusion set, the infusion set having an infusate source and an infusate tube extending from the infusate source, the slide clamp comprising:

a body having an aperture adapted to receive the infusate tube; and

a signaling component configured to communicate information indicative of an administration protocol for the infusion set to a detection device operatively connected to the infusion device.

2. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the slide clamp includes a material selected from the group consisting of polypropylene, polyethylene, acetyl resin, polyester, glycolized polyester, polycarbonate, acrylonitrile butadiene styrene, silica, titanium dioxide, and combinations thereof.

3. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is selected from the group consisting of an optical signaling component, an electrical signaling component, a radio frequency signaling component, a magnetic signaling component, a thermal signaling component, an ultrasonic signaling component, a mechanical signaling component, and combinations thereof.

4. The slide clamp of claim 3 wherein the signaling component is an optical signaling component selected from the group consisting of a bar code, a reflective material, a fluorescent material, a metal component, a color, a translucent material, printing, etching, ink, an ink printed code, ultraviolet pigment, infrared pigment, a heat marking, a laser mark, an arrangement of translucent areas, a protrusion extending from a slide clamp surface, an indentation disposed on a slide clamp surface, and combinations thereof.

5. The slide clamp of claim 4 wherein the optical signaling component is a laser mark.

6. The slide clamp of claim 5 wherein the slide clamp contains titanium dioxide.

7. The slide clamp of claim 4 wherein the optical signaling component is an arrangement of components selected from the group consisting of protrusions extending from a surface of the body, indentations on a surface of the body, and combinations thereof.

8. The slide clamp of claim 7 wherein the administration protocol is identified by a characteristic selected from the group consisting of the size of a protrusion, the number of protrusions, the location of the protrusions, the depth of an indentation, the number of the indentations, the location of the indentations, and combinations thereof.

9. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is disposed at a location selected from the group consisting of on a surface of the body, within the body, on a lip of the slide clamp, in a lip of the slide clamp, and combinations thereof.

10. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is affixed to a body surface by an attachment selected from the group consisting of a heat bond, an adhesive material, and a swaged attachment.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein the signaling component further comprises a plurality of legs and the body surface further comprises a plurality of openings corresponding to the plurality of legs wherein each leg is inserted in a corresponding opening to secure the signaling component to the body.

12. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is an insert molded signaling component.

13. The slide clamp of claim 1 wherein the signaling component is selectively adapted to identify from 1 to about 64 different administration protocols.

14. A system for delivering infusate to a patient, the system having an infusion device, an infusion set having an infusate source and a tube extending from the infusate source for delivering the infusate to the infusion device, the system comprising:

a slide clamp having an aperture to receive the tube, the slide clamp corresponding to the infusion set;

a signaling component disposed on the clamp, the signaling component identifying an administration protocol for the infusion set;

a detection device to determine the administration protocol identified by the signaling component, the detection device configured to generate a signal based on the administration protocol; and

a controller to receive the signal and operatively connected to the infusion device, the controller adapted to configure the infusion device to operate according to the administration protocol.

15. The system of claim 14 wherein the signaling component is a color of the slide clamp and the detection device is a color sensing device.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the color sensing device distinguishes between four or more colors.

17. The system of claim 14 wherein the signaling component is a laser mark.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the detection device is a linear photo array.

19. The system of claim 14 wherein the signaling component is selected from a protrusion, an indentation, and combinations thereof and the detecting device is a mechanical detecting device.

20. The system of claim 14 wherein the administration protocol includes information selected from the group consisting of infusion route type, infusate delivery type, infusate tube composition, infusate flow rate, infusate quantity, infusate dosing unit, infusate dosing duration, infusate dosing volume, infusion duration, multiple infusate sources, multiple infusate mixing, secondary infusion administration, and combinations thereof.

21. A method for delivering an infusate to a patient with an infusion set and an infusion device, the infusion set having an infusate source component, an infusate tube component extending from the infusate source component, and a slide clamp component with an aperture adapted to receive the infusate tube component, the method comprising:

providing a signaling component on a component of the infusion set, the signaling component configured with information indicative of an administration protocol for the infusion set;

detecting the signaling component with a detection device;

determining the administration protocol identified by the signaling device; and

operating the infusion device according to the administration protocol.

22. The method of claim 21 further comprising disposing the signaling component on the slide clamp component.