MANUAL PUMP FOR INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS

• US 20100249717A1
• Filed: 03/29/2010
• Published: 09/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LifeMedix StatFusion, LLC
• Original Assignee: LifeMedix, LLC
• Inventors: KOLOSI, William D., SALGIA, Anup Dev T.
• Granted Patent: US 8,337,466 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/181
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14224 Diaphragm type
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1424 Manually operated pumps

Abstract

A manual intravenous pump includes an input line, a fluid reservoir operatively connected to the input line, and an output line operatively connected to the fluid reservoir. The manual intravenous pump further includes a manually operable actuator, configured to facilitate the flow of fluid from the input line, through the fluid reservoir, and to the output line.

Claims

1. A manual intravenous pump comprising:

an actuator housing including a manually operable member operatively connected to at least one facilitating member; and

a reservoir housing removably attached to the actuator housing, wherein the reservoir housing includes;

at least one fluid input line, having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to be operatively connected to a fluid source;

at least one fluid reservoir operatively connected to the second end of the at least one fluid input line; and

at least one fluid output line operatively connected to the at least one fluid reservoir,

wherein the at least one facilitating member is configured to facilitate flow of a fluid through the at least one fluid reservoir during manual actuation of the manually operable member and is further configured to cease facilitating flow of a fluid through the at least one fluid reservoir substantially upon cessation of manual actuation of the manually operable member.

2. The manual intravenous pump of claim 1, wherein the at least one fluid input line includes a first fluid input line and a second fluid input line, the at least one fluid reservoir includes a first fluid reservoir and a second fluid reservoir, the at least one fluid output line includes a first fluid output line and a second fluid output line, and the at least one facilitating member includes a first facilitating member and a second facilitating member, wherein the first facilitating member is configured to facilitate flow of a fluid through the first reservoir and the second facilitating member is configured to facilitate flow of a fluid through the second reservoir.

3. The manual intravenous pump of claim 2, wherein the first facilitating member is configured to operate out of phase with the second facilitating member.

4. The manual intravenous pump of claim 3, wherein the first facilitating member is configured to operate in phase with the second facilitating member.

5. The manual intravenous pump of claim 1, wherein the at least one reservoir is an asymmetric diaphragm pump.

6. The manual intravenous pump of claim 1, wherein the at least one reservoir is a symmetric diaphragm pump.

7. The manual intravenous pump of claim 1, wherein the manually operable member is a crank.

8. The manual intravenous pump of claim 1, wherein the manually operable member is a trigger.

9. The manual intravenous pump of claim 1, wherein the manually operable member includes at least one pivoting handle.

10. A manually operable device comprising:

an input line operatively connected to a fluid source;

a fluid reservoir operatively connected to the input line;

an output line operatively connected to the fluid reservoir; and

a manually operable actuator, configured to facilitate a flow of fluid from the input line, through the fluid reservoir, and to the output line during manual operation of the manually operable actuator, and further configured to cease facilitation of the flow of fluid from the input line, through the fluid reservoir, and to the output line substantially upon cessation of the manual operation of the manually operable actuator.

11. The manually operable device of claim 10, wherein the manually operable actuator is a crank.

12. The manually operable device of claim 10, wherein the manually operable actuator is a trigger.

13. The manually operable device of claim 10, wherein the manually operable actuator includes at least one pivoting handle.

14. The manually operable device of claim 10, further comprising a reservoir housing configured to house the fluid reservoir.

15. The manually operable device of claim 14, further comprising an actuator housing configured to house the manually operable actuator, wherein the reservoir housing is removably attached to the actuator housing.

16. The manually operable device of claim 10, wherein the fluid reservoir is a diaphragm pump.

17. The manually operable device of claim 10, wherein the fluid reservoir is defined by a cylinder.

18. The manually operable device of claim 10, wherein the fluid reservoir is defined by a bulb.

19. An intravenous fluid pumping kit comprising:

a fluid bag;

a fluid line; and

a pump including;

a housing;

a fluid reservoir having a fluid input and a fluid output; and

means for facilitating flow of fluid through the fluid reservoir from the fluid bag, through the fluid input, and to the fluid output.

20. The intravenous fluid pumping kit of claim 19, wherein the pump housing includes a first housing and a second housing.