CABINET STRUCTURE CONFIGURATIONS FOR INFUSION SYSTEMS

• US 20140175959A1
• Filed: 01/02/2014
• Published: 06/26/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/11/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bracco Diagnostics Incorporated (Bracco SPA)
• Original Assignee: Bracco Diagnostics Incorporated (Bracco SPA)
• Inventors: Quirico, Charles R., Balestracci, Ernest, Madson, Peter B., Clements, Daniel V., Gelbach, Janet L., Childs, Jacob S.
• Granted Patent: US 9,717,844 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/209
• CPC Class Codes: A61G 12/001 Trolleys for transport of medicaments, food, linen, nursing supplies carts specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis A61B50/13; hand carts B62B3/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/051 with radiation therapy
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2209/084 Supporting bases, stands for equipment
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/007 for contrast media
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14 Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G21G 1/0005 Isotope delivery systems use of radioisotopes as tracers G21H5/02

Abstract

A cabinet structure for an infusion system includes a platform, on which the system is mounted, and a shell surrounding an interior space, which contains at least a portion of the system. The shell preferably includes an opening that is sized and oriented to allow a lowering of a radioisotope generator, for the system, into the interior space, and a lifting of the generator out from the interior space. The shell may further include another opening, located at a higher elevation than the aforementioned opening, in order to provide access to a waste bottle of the infusion system.

Claims

1. A cabinet structure for an infusion system, the structure comprising:

a platform on which the infusion system is mounted; and

a shell surrounding an interior space of the structure, the interior space containing at least a portion of the infusion system;

wherein the shell comprises a first upper opening into the interior space, a second upper opening into the interior space and an access panel;

the access panel mates with the second upper opening and is removable therefrom;

the first upper opening is sized to provide access to a waste bottle of the infusion system within the interior space; and

the second upper opening is sized and oriented to allow a lowering of a radioisotope generator, for the system, into the interior space, and a lifting of the generator out from the interior space, the second upper opening being located at an elevation, with respect to a lowermost portion of the cabinet structure, which is lower than an elevation, with respect to the lowermost portion of the cabinet structure, of the first upper opening.

2. The structure of claim 1, further comprising a wheel element mounted to the platform to provide mobility for the system.

3. The structure of claim 2, further comprising a mechanism to reversibly lock a rotation of the wheel element.

4. The structure of claim 2, wherein:

the wheel element comprises a first wheel mounted in proximity to a first end of the platform and second wheel mounted in proximity to a second end of the platform, the second end being opposite the first end; and

the first wheel is mounted to swivel with respect to the platform.

5. The structure of claim 4, further comprising a foot activated pedal for reversibly locking a rotation of at least one of the first and second wheels.

6. The structure of claim 1, further comprising a post extending upward from an upper outer surface of the shell, the post for mounting at least one of:

a tray, a computer of the system and an eluant reservoir of the system.

7. The structure of claim 1, further comprising a removable bin, the bin mating with a contoured portion of an upper outer surface of the shell.

8. The structure of claim 7, wherein the access panel comprises the contoured portion of the shell, such that access to the access panel is provided by removing the bin away from the contoured portion of the upper outer surface of the shell.

9. The structure of claim 7, wherein the bin includes a plurality of receptacles.

10. The structure of claim 7, wherein the bin includes a handle for removing the bin away from the contoured portion of the upper outer surface of the shell.

11. The structure of claim 1, wherein the elevation of the first upper opening is greater than approximately 24 inches.

12. The structure of claim 1, wherein the elevation of the second upper opening is greater than approximately 12 inches.

13. The structure of claim 1, wherein the second upper opening further provides access to a portion of an infusion tubing circuit of the system within the interior space.

14. The structure of claim 1, wherein the access panel includes a security lock.

15. The structure of claim 1, wherein:

the shell further includes at least one additional opening; and

each of the at least one additional opening provides a passageway for a single tubing line of an infusion tubing circuit of the system to pass through the shell.

16. The structure of claim 15, wherein each of the at least one additional opening includes a grommet-type seal.

17. The structure of claim 1, wherein the shell further comprises at least one external recess sized to hold a shielded vial.