Intravenous Line Preparation Device

• US 20110238018A1
• Filed: 03/01/2011
• Published: 09/29/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Karen Mckenzie-Butler
• Original Assignee: Karen Mckenzie-Butler
• Inventors: McKenzie-Butler, Karen
• Application Number:
  US13/038,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20110238018A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 604/257
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2005/1402 Priming
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1414 Hanging-up devices

Abstract

The present apparatus is an IV line preparation device including a cap and a chamber cartridge for collecting fluid that needs to be expelled from an IV line before it is inserted into a patient.

Claims

1. An intravenous line preparation device comprised of:

at least one collection chamber component having a housing surrounding an inner chamber, said housing further including at least one aperture adapted to receive an intravenous line; and

at least one securing structure removably securing said at least one collection chamber component to an IV pole.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein said securing structure releasably engages said IV pole.

3. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one securing structure is permanently affixed to said IV pole.

4. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one securing structure removably engages said IV pole through an engaging component.

5. The device of claim 1 which includes seven collection chamber components.

6. The device of claim 1 wherein said at least one collection chamber is removably connected to said engaging component.

7. The device of claim 1 which further includes a priming cap adapted to engage said intravenous line and interface with said aperture.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein said priming cap is comprised of

an inner cap having a single aperture on the tip of said inner cap and at least one surface contour, and

an outer cap with a plurality of apertures on the sides of said outer cap and at least one aperture corresponding to said at least one surface contour on said inner cap,

wherein said outer cap slidingly engages said inner cap.

9. An intravenous line preparation system comprised of:

at least one collection chamber component having a housing surrounding an inner chamber, said housing further including at least one aperture adapted to receive an intravenous line;

an engaging component adapted to securely engage an IV pole, said engaging component containing at least one securing structure adapted to removably secure said at least one collection chamber component to said engaging component; and

a priming cap adapted to engage said intravenous line and interface with said at least one aperture.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein said priming cap is comprised of

an inner cap having a single aperture on the tip of said inner cap and at least one surface contour, and

an outer cap with a solid bottom surface, a plurality of apertures on the sides of said outer cap and at least one aperture corresponding to said at least one surface contour on said inner cap,

wherein said outer cap slidingly engages said inner cap.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein said single aperture on said inner cap physically contacts said solid bottom surface of said outer cap to prevent liquid from leaving said inner cap.

12. The system of claim 10 wherein said outer cap slidingly exposes said single aperture on said inner cap to allow said intravenous line to drain through said plurality of apertures in said outer cap.

13. The system of claim 9 wherein said at least one securing structure comprises

at least one protuberance securely attached to said housing, and

at least one aperture corresponding to said at least one protuberance securely attached to said engaging component.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein said at least one securing structure is selected from the group consisting of hook-and-loop fasteners, hook-and-eye fasteners, sliding track structures, buttons, snaps, clamps, clips, braces, contours, ties, or combination thereof.

15. The system of claim 9 wherein said at least one aperture is covered by a covering component.

16. The system of claim 9 wherein said housing further includes a protuberance extending from said at least one aperture into said inner chamber.

17. The system of claim 9 wherein said housing further includes at least one gripping member selected from the group consisting of loops, handles, bars, tabs, contours, textured surfaces or combinations thereof.

18. The system of claim 9 wherein said aperture is positioned on the side of said housing.

19. The system of claim 9 wherein said inner chamber has a volume of at least 10 milliliters.

20. The system of claim 9 wherein said engaging component is adapted to secure more than one collection chamber component to said IV pole.