INTRAVENOUS POLE INTEGRATED POWER, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN INFUSION PUMP
First Claim
1. An infusion system comprising:
- an intravenous pole comprising a bottom portion adjacent a bottom end, an upper portion adjacent a top end, and a hollow shaft;
a pump device attached to the upper portion of the intravenous pole;
a power supply device attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole;
a computer processing device attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole; and
conduit extending within the hollow shaft of the intravenous pole, wherein the conduit connects the pump device, the power supply device, and the computer processing device.
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Abstract
An infusion system includes an intravenous pole, a pump device, a power supply device, a computer processing device, and conduit. The intravenous pole includes a bottom portion adjacent a bottom end, an upper portion adjacent a top end, and a hollow shaft. The pump device is attached to the upper portion of the intravenous pole. The power supply device is attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole. The computer processing device is attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole. The conduit extends within the hollow shaft of the intravenous pole. The conduit connects the pump device, the power supply device, and the computer processing device.
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19 Claims
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1. An infusion system comprising:
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an intravenous pole comprising a bottom portion adjacent a bottom end, an upper portion adjacent a top end, and a hollow shaft; a pump device attached to the upper portion of the intravenous pole; a power supply device attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole; a computer processing device attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole; and conduit extending within the hollow shaft of the intravenous pole, wherein the conduit connects the pump device, the power supply device, and the computer processing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An infusion system comprising:
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an intravenous pole comprising an antenna, a bottom portion adjacent a bottom end, an upper portion adjacent a top end, and a hollow shaft; a pump device attached to the upper portion of the intravenous pole; a display device attached to the upper portion of the intravenous pole; an input device attached to the upper portion of the intravenous pole; a power supply device, comprising a plurality of redundant power supply devices, attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole; an alarm device, comprising a plurality of redundant alarm devices, attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole; a computer processing device, comprising a plurality of redundant computer processing devices, attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole; a wireless communication device comprising the intravenous pole itself, an antenna embedded within the intravenous pole, or attached to the bottom portion of the intravenous pole; an impedance matching circuit attached to the intravenous pole; and conduit extending within the hollow shaft of the intravenous pole, the conduit connecting the pump device, the display device, the input device, the power supply device, the alarm device, the computer processing device, the wireless communication device, and the impedance matching circuit.
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14. A method of manufacturing, setting up, or using an infusion system comprising:
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attaching a pump device to an upper portion, adjacent a top end, of an intravenous pole; attaching a power supply device and a computer processing device to a bottom portion, adjacent a bottom end, of the intravenous pole; and extending conduit within a hollow shaft of the intravenous pole to connect the pump device, the power supply, and the computer processing device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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Specification