DRUG PORT VERIFICATION VALVE
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1. A drug port valve for ensuring authentication of medications, in fluid state, infused in IV bags and syringes from a drug vial, under control of an authentication unit, the authentication unit containing characteristics of the medication fluid and details of the patient, for calculating a correlation value between the details and the characteristics and having a key for opening a pass for the medication fluid flow through the drug port valve, the drug port valve comprising:
- (a) an immoveable assembly including;
(i) a breakable lock;
(ii) a flexible tube having first end and second end, wherein said first end of said flexible tube is disposed on said immoveable assembly; and
(iii) an outlet connector disposed on said second end of said flexible tube,wherein said breakable lock can be broken by a key pin, locking said immoveable assembly; and
(b) a moveable assembly having limited linear, one dimensional, motion capability, with relation to said immoveable assembly, said immoveable assembly including;
a shutter.
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Abstract
A drug port smart valve and a method of its use, for preventing medical errors when injecting IV fluids and medication into humans and animals, and, in particular to ensure authentication of medication infused in IV bags and syringes.
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1. A drug port valve for ensuring authentication of medications, in fluid state, infused in IV bags and syringes from a drug vial, under control of an authentication unit, the authentication unit containing characteristics of the medication fluid and details of the patient, for calculating a correlation value between the details and the characteristics and having a key for opening a pass for the medication fluid flow through the drug port valve, the drug port valve comprising:
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(a) an immoveable assembly including; (i) a breakable lock; (ii) a flexible tube having first end and second end, wherein said first end of said flexible tube is disposed on said immoveable assembly; and (iii) an outlet connector disposed on said second end of said flexible tube, wherein said breakable lock can be broken by a key pin, locking said immoveable assembly; and (b) a moveable assembly having limited linear, one dimensional, motion capability, with relation to said immoveable assembly, said immoveable assembly including; a shutter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for ensuring authentication of medications, in fluid state, infused in IV bags a drug vial the method comprising the stages of:
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(a) providing a drug port valve, said drug port valve including; (i) an immoveable assembly including; (A) a breakable lock; (B) a flexible tube having first end and second end, wherein said first end of said flexible tube is disposed on said immoveable assembly; and (C) an outlet connector disposed on said second end of said flexible tube, wherein said breakable lock can be broken by a key pin, locking said immoveable assembly; and (ii) a moveable assembly having limited linear, one dimensional, motion capability, with relation to said immoveable assembly, said immoveable assembly including; (A) a shutter; (b) connecting a drug vial, having a vial barcode sticker having a drug vial barcode sticker code, to said drug port valve; (c) pressing on and closing said flexible tube; (d) scanning said vial barcode sticker by an HHD computer; (e) connecting a IV bag to said drug port valve; (f) using said HHD computer for releasing the pressing and opening said flexible tube to fluid flow; and (g) printing a second barcode sticker with a code identical to said drug vial barcode sticker code, and sticking said second barcode sticker on said IV bag.
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