Method of manufacturing a multiple component device

• US 20060271228A1
• Filed: 05/01/2006
• Published: 11/30/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: George A. Lopez
• Original Assignee: George A. Lopez
• Inventors: Lopez, George A.
• Application Number:
  US11/415,368
• Publication Number:
  US 20060271228A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/117
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/12 for joining a flexible tube to a rigid attachment
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]

Abstract

Disclosed are methods of manufacturing a product from individual components comprising the steps of providing data regarding components to a customer; permitting the customer to request a product comprising the combination of the components; transmitting the request to a first location remote from the customer; receiving one of the components at a first location; transporting the components from a first location to a second location; assembling the components into the desired product at the second location; and transporting the assembled product to the customer.

Claims

1. An assembly method for multiple-component kits comprising:

providing a selection of components;

providing data in a database, said data comprising data regarding characteristics of each of said components in a database, data regarding availability of said components, and data regarding combinations of said components;

allowing a potential customer to access data from the database (dep;

directly)

permitting a customer to select a combination of components;

approving a combination of components using a program to create an approved combination;

permitting the customer to place an order for the approved combination;

transmitting data regarding the approved combination to a first location;

transmitting data regarding at least one component in an approved combination from the first location to a second location;

receiving components in the approved combination at a third location;

assembling components in the approved combination to form an assembled product; and

sending said assembled product to a customer.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein allowing a potential customer to access data from the database comprising allowing a potential customer to access data relatively directly from the database over the world wide web.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second location is the same as the third location.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein providing data in a database further comprises providing data relating to compliance with government regulations.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein providing data relating to compliance with government regulations further comprises providing data relating to compliance with FDA regulations.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein providing a selection of components further comprises providing a selection of at least two components selected from the group consisting of the following:

an IV drip bag, medical tubing, a needleless injection site, a Y-site, and a luer connector.