System with color-coded medical syringes and basins
First Claim
1. A medicinal fluid delivery system for minimizing error associated with the delivery of medicinal fluids in medical environments where multiple medicinal fluids, medicinal fluid containers and medicinal fluid delivery devices are utilized by practitioners, the system comprising:
- a medicinal fluid container configured to hold a medicinal fluid and to allow a medicinal fluid to be selectively removed therefrom, the medicinal fluid container having a first non-textual indicium integrated in the medicinal fluid container; and
a medicinal fluid delivery device configured to facilitate delivery of at least one medicinal fluid to a patient, wherein the medicinal fluid delivery device includes a second non-textual indicium that corresponds with the first non-textual indicium to associate the medicinal fluid delivery device with the medicinal fluid container, such that a practitioner can quickly and effectively identify the medicinal fluid container associated with the medicinal fluid delivery device.
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Abstract
A medical fluid delivery system having color coding or other non-textual indicia which associates a medicinal fluid delivery device with a corresponding medicinal fluid. The medicinal fluid delivery system comprises a medicinal fluid delivery device, a medicinal fluid container, and non-textual indicia. A non-textual indicium is integrated in the medicinal fluid delivery device, and a corresponding non-textual indicium is integrated in the medicinal fluid container. The non-textual indicium associates the delivery device with the container, and hence the medicinal fluid contained therein. The non-textual indicium can be the color of the medicinal fluid delivery device, and the corresponding non-textual indicium can be the color of the medicinal fluid container. The non-textual indicium can include a chemical indicator strip having an exposed reactant surface configured to display a particular color when exposed to a medicinal fluid.
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40 Claims
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1. A medicinal fluid delivery system for minimizing error associated with the delivery of medicinal fluids in medical environments where multiple medicinal fluids, medicinal fluid containers and medicinal fluid delivery devices are utilized by practitioners, the system comprising:
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a medicinal fluid container configured to hold a medicinal fluid and to allow a medicinal fluid to be selectively removed therefrom, the medicinal fluid container having a first non-textual indicium integrated in the medicinal fluid container; and
a medicinal fluid delivery device configured to facilitate delivery of at least one medicinal fluid to a patient, wherein the medicinal fluid delivery device includes a second non-textual indicium that corresponds with the first non-textual indicium to associate the medicinal fluid delivery device with the medicinal fluid container, such that a practitioner can quickly and effectively identify the medicinal fluid container associated with the medicinal fluid delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A medicinal fluid delivery system for minimizing error associated with the delivery of medicinal fluids in medical environments where multiple medicinal fluids, medicinal fluid containers and medicinal fluid delivery devices are utilized by a practitioner, the system comprising:
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a medicinal fluid delivery device configured to receive and deliver medicinal fluids, the device comprising;
an elongate cylindrical tube adapted to receive a medicinal fluid therein; and
a plunger associated with the elongate cylindrical tube and configured to facilitate the delivery of a medicinal fluid to a patient, wherein the medicinal fluid delivery device includes a non-textual indicium integrated in the medicinal fluid delivery device to associate the medicinal fluid delivery device with a medicinal fluid; and
a medicinal fluid container configured to hold a medicinal fluid therein and to allow a medicinal fluid to be selectively removed therefrom, wherein the medicinal fluid container includes a non-textual indicium integrated in the medicinal fluid container to associate the medicinal fluid container with the medicinal fluid delivery device, such that a practitioner can quickly and effectively identify the medicinal fluid container associated with the medicinal fluid delivery device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of utilizing color-coded medicinal fluid delivery components for minimizing error associated with the delivery of medicinal fluids in medical environments where multiple medicinal fluids, medicinal fluid containers and medicinal fluid delivery devices are utilized by practitioners, the method comprising:
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placing medicinal fluid in a medicinal fluid container configured to hold the medicinal fluid therein and to allow the medicinal fluid to be selectively removed therefrom, wherein the medicinal fluid container includes a color; and
filling a medical delivery device with medicinal fluid from the medicinal fluid container, wherein the medical delivery device includes a color that corresponds to the color of the medicinal fluid container, such that a practitioner can quickly and effectively identify the medicinal fluid container corresponding with the medical delivery device; and
delivering the medicinal fluid from the medical syringe to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. In a medical environment in which medicinal fluids are to be administered, a method of delivering a medicinal fluid, comprising:
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providing a container for holding a medicinal fluid therein, wherein the container comprises non-textual indicia integrated in the container;
providing a medical syringe that is configured to receive a medicinal fluid from the container and deliver the medicinal fluid to a patient, wherein the medical syringe includes non-textual indicia that corresponds to the non-textual indicia of the container, allowing the practitioner to quickly and effectively identify the medicinal fluid container corresponding with the medical syringe; and
loading the medical syringe with a medicinal fluid from the corresponding medicinal fluid container. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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