SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING AND PRIMING AN IV ADMINISTRATION SET

• US 20100200706A1
• Filed: 02/12/2009
• Published: 08/12/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 02/12/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Original Assignee: Becton, Dickinson & Co
• Inventors: Harding, Weston F., Davis, Bryan G.
• Granted Patent: US 8,282,046 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 248/62
• CPC Class Codes: A61J 1/00 Containers specially adapted for medical or pharmaceutical purposes capsules or the like for oral use A61J3/07; specially adapted for surgical or diagnostic appliances or instruments A61B50/30; containers for radioactive substances G21F5/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1415 Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1418 Clips, separators or the like for supporting tubes or leads

Abstract

A device having a surface on which an intravenous administration set is organized and temporarily retained in a desired configuration to prevent undesirable tangling during setup of the set. The device further includes a plurality of clips to retain various components of the intravenous administration set in a desired orientation to improve priming of the components. The intravenous administration set is released from the device by pulling a terminal end of the set in a direction away from the device.

Claims

1. A device for organizing an IV administration set, the device comprising:

an organizing surface on which a portion of the IV administration set is supported in a desired configuration; and

a retaining mechanism coupled to a portion of the organizing surface, and constraining the portion of the IV administration set in the desired configuration.

2. The device of claim 1, further comprising an IV component integratedly coupled to a tubing portion of the IV administration set.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising a board structure having the organizing surface and supporting the retaining mechanism.

4. The device of claim 1, further comprising a packaging in which the device is contained, and wherein the organizing surface forms a portion of the packaging.

5. The device of claim 1, wherein the retaining mechanism is selected from the group consisting of a clip, a clamp, an adhesive, a catch, and a hook.

6. The device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of retaining mechanisms.

7. The device of claim 2, wherein an outer surface of the IV component comprises the organizing surface and the retaining mechanism.

8. The device of claim 2, wherein the IV component further comprises a desired orientation, and the desired configuration maintains the desired orientation.

9. The device of claim 3, comprising a plurality of board structures.

10. The device of claim 3, wherein a portion of the board structure is the retaining mechanism.

11. A method for manufacturing a self-priming IV administration set, comprising:

providing an organizing surface on which to support a first portion of the self-priming IV administration set;

organizing the self-priming IV administration set in a desired configuration;

temporarily coupling a second portion of the self-priming IV administration set to the organizing surface in the desired configuration, via a retaining mechanism; and

orienting a third portion of the self-priming IV administration set to a desired orientation to enable priming of the self-priming IV administration set.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the third portion is an IV component.

13. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing a packaging in which the self-priming IV administration set is contained, wherein the organizing surface forms a portion of the packaging.

14. The method of claim 11, further comprising providing a plurality of retaining mechanisms.

15. The method of claim 12, further comprising coupling the retaining mechanism to a surface of the IV component, wherein the surface of the IV component is a portion of the organizing surface.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising marking an outer surface of the packaging to indicate a location of a component of the self-priming IV administration set.

17. A device for packaging an IV administration set in a desired configuration to enable self-priming, the device comprising:

a retaining mechanism having a retaining surface for compatibly receiving a portion of the IV administration set to temporarily constrain a component of the IV administration set in a desired orientation; and

a packaging material substantially containing the IV administration set in the desired configuration, wherein the desired configuration and desired orientation optimize the position of the IV administration set to enable self-priming of the IV administration set.

18. The device of claim 17, further comprising a plurality of retaining mechanisms.

19. The device of claim 17, wherein a portion of the packaging material is the retaining mechanism.

20. The device of claim 17, wherein a portion of the component is the retaining mechanism.