MEDICINAL FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIMING THE SAME
First Claim
1. A medicinal fluid delivery system comprising:
- a medicinal fluid pump operably connected to a controller and fluidically connected to a tube comprising at least a portion of a fluid delivery path, wherein the fluid delivery path comprises a proximal end and a distal end;
a first electrode in electrical communication with the controller; and
a second electrode in electrical communication with the controller wherein, the controller is configured to measure an electro-transmissive quality of a medicinal fluid when;
the pump dispenses the medicinal fluid into the fluid delivery path;
the proximal end is in contact with the first electrode; and
the distal end is in contact with the second electrode.
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Abstract
Medicinal fluid delivery systems and methods for priming the same are disclosed. The systems may be configured to measure an electro-transmissive quality of a medicinal fluid when: medicinal fluid is dispensed into a fluid delivery path, a proximal end of the fluid delivery path is in contact with a first electrode, and the distal end of the fluid delivery path is in contact with a second electrode. Methods for priming medicinal fluid delivery systems may include dispensing a medicinal fluid through a fluid delivery path, sensing an electro-transmissive quality of the medicinal fluid, and determining that the fluid delivery path is full based on the electro-transmissive quality.
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20 Claims
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1. A medicinal fluid delivery system comprising:
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a medicinal fluid pump operably connected to a controller and fluidically connected to a tube comprising at least a portion of a fluid delivery path, wherein the fluid delivery path comprises a proximal end and a distal end; a first electrode in electrical communication with the controller; and a second electrode in electrical communication with the controller wherein, the controller is configured to measure an electro-transmissive quality of a medicinal fluid when; the pump dispenses the medicinal fluid into the fluid delivery path; the proximal end is in contact with the first electrode; and the distal end is in contact with the second electrode. - 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 comprising:
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a medicinal fluid pump operably connected to a controller; a fluid delivery path at least partially within a tube wherein, the tube is in fluidic communication with the pump and the fluid delivery path comprises a proximal end and a distal end; a first electrode disposed on the pump and in electrical communication with the controller, wherein the first electrode is in contact with the proximal end; and a second electrode disposed on the pump and in electrical communication with the controller, wherein when the second electrode is in contact with the distal end and the pump dispenses a medicinal fluid into the fluid delivery path, the controller is configured to; measure an electro-transmissive quality of the medicinal fluid; detect that the fluid delivery path is filled with the medicinal fluid based on the electro-transmissive quality; detect a fluidic effervescence of the medicinal fluid based on the electro-transmissive quality; and reduce the fluidic effervescence of the medicinal fluid via a manual agitation, a fluidic agitation or a fragmenting signal. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method for priming a medicinal fluid delivery system comprising:
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dispensing a medicinal fluid through a fluid delivery path at least partially within a tube, wherein the fluid delivery path comprises a proximal end and a distal end; sensing an electro-transmissive quality of the medicinal fluid between a first electrode in contact with the proximal end and a second electrode in contact with the distal end; and determining that the fluid delivery path is full based on the electro-transmissive quality. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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