Infusion pump

• US 20080097317A1
• Filed: 08/25/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Symbios Medical Products, LLC
• Original Assignee: Symbios Medical Products, LLC
• Inventors: Beach, Chad L., Grossman, Fredric B., Alholm, Jeffery
• Application Number:
  US11/510,320
• Publication Number:
  US 20080097317A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/131
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/7536 allowing gas passage, but preventing liquid passage, e.g. liquophobic, hydrophobic, water-repellent membranes
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1408 in parallel, e.g. manifolds, sequencing valves access sites A61M39/02; tube connectors A61M39/10
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14244 adapted to be carried by the patient, e.g. portable on the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/152 pressurised by contraction of elastic reservoirs containers for dispensing contents by contraction of an elastic bag provided therein, in general B65D83/0061
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/16827 controlling delivery of multiple fluids, e.g. sequencing, mixing or via separate flow-paths infusion of multiple fluids without using a controller A61M5/1407
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/385 using hydrophobic filters

Abstract

A device for providing a plurality of agent delivery systems via a single housing.

Claims

1. An infusion pump comprising:

a housing;

a first reservoir disposed within the housing; and

a second reservoir disposed within the housing;

the first reservoir being part of a first agent delivery system, the second reservoir being part of a second agent delivery system, the first agent delivery system being discreet and fluidly isolated from the second agent delivery system.

2. The device of claim 1, wherein the first and second reservoir are configured to hold first and second agents therein.

3. The device of claim 2, wherein the first and second agents are different agents.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the first agent delivery system delivers a first agent at a first rate and the second agent delivery system delivers a second agent at a second rate.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein a first agent is selectively administered via the first agent delivery system independently of whether a second agent is selectively administered via the second agent delivery system.

6. The device of claim 1, wherein the first and second reservoirs are of a type selected from the group including elastomeric balloon-type reservoirs, spring reservoirs, vacuum reservoirs, and any other mechanical reservoir.

7. The device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a clasp, the clasp being sized and shaped to selectively couple the pump to clothing of a patient.

8. An infusion pump comprising:

a housing;

means coupled to the housing for selectively holding and dispensing a first agent;

means coupled to the housing for selectively holding and dispensing a second agent; and

means for selectively coupling the housing to an article of clothing.

9. The device of claim 8, wherein the first agent holding and dispensing means is fluidly isolated from the second agent holding and dispensing means.

10. The device of claim 8, wherein the first agent holding and dispensing means delivers a first agent at a first rate and the second agent holding and dispensing means delivers a second agent at a second rate.

11. The device of claim 8, wherein the first and second agents are different agents.

12. The device of claim 8, wherein the housing is at least partially transparent to allow a user to view reservoirs of the first and second agent holding and dispensing means.

13. The device of claim 8, wherein the means for selectively coupling the housing to an article of clothing provides for the infusion pump to be worn by a patient such that the patient supports the weight of the pump.

14. A method of providing a plurality of agents to a patient including the steps of:

providing a housing;

providing a first reservoir within the housing;

providing a second reservoir within the housing;

determining a desired egress flow rate for the first reservoir;

determining a desired egress flow rate for the second reservoir;

providing a first tubing set coupled to the first reservoir configured to provide the egress flow characteristics determined in the first reservoir egress determining step; and

providing a second tubing set coupled to the second reservoir configured to provide the egress flow characteristics determined in the second reservoir egress determining step.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first reservoir is fluidly isolated from the second reservoir.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the providing steps cause the first reservoir to deliver a first agent at a first rate and cause the second reservoir to a second agent at a second rate.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first rate is different from the second rate.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the first agent is different from the second agent.

19. The method of claim 14, further including the steps of instructing a user to connect the first and second tubing sets to respective first and second administration devices.