ILLUMINATED MEDICAL INFUSION WITH INLINE COMPONENTS

• US 20170021095A1
• Filed: 03/11/2016
• Published: 01/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/02/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: CHS Healthcare Ventures, Inc.
• Original Assignee: CHS Healthcare Ventures, Inc.
• Inventors: Utz, Hans
• Application Number:
  US15/067,533
• Publication Number:
  US 20170021095A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/14 Detection of the presence or absence of a tube, a connector or a container in an apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/3569 sublocal, e.g. between console and disposable
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/587 Lighting arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 2205/6009 for matching patient with his treatment, e.g. to improve transfusion security
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/02 Access sites
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 39/22 Valves or arrangement of valves A61M39/02, A61M39/0247, A61M39/16 take precedence; regulating valves in infusion systems A61M5/16881; in devices worn by the patient for the reception of urine, faeces, catamenial or other discharge, or in colostomy devices A61F5/4405
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/14 Infusion devices, e.g. infusing by gravity; Blood infusion; Accessories therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1415 Stands, brackets or the like for supporting infusion accessories
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/1418 Clips, separators or the like for supporting tubes or leads
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/142 Pressure infusion, e.g. using pumps
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 5/158 Needles for infusions; Accessories therefor, e.g. for inserting infusion needles, or for holding them on the body
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 2/00 Non-electric light sources using luminescence using excitation by radioactivity G21H3/02, H01J65/06, H01J65/08; using excitation by an external electromagnetic field or by external corpuscular radiation H01J65/04; Light sources using electrochemiluminescence
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 2/06 using chemiluminescence
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 21/088 Clips; Clamps
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0068 Medical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/20 Lighting for medical use
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/10 Light-emitting diodes [LED]
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/001 the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre

Abstract

A medical infusion system including an illuminating infusion line, wherein the illuminating infusion line has at least one inline component, the inline component causing an interruption in a light transmission channel of the illuminating infusion line; and a first and second source of illumination residing on either side of the inline component.

Claims

1. A medical infusion system comprising;

an illuminating infusion line, wherein the illuminating infusion line has at least one inline component, the inline component causing an interruption in a light transmission channel of the illuminating infusion line; and

a first and second source of illumination residing on either side of the inline component.

2. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the first and second sources of illumination are in wireless communication with each other.

3. The medical infusion system of claim 2 wherein illuminating the first source of illumination causes the illumination of the second source of illumination.

4. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the inline component comprises a filter.

5. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the inline component comprises an access port.

6. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the inline component comprises a bolus port.

7. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the inline component comprises a manifold.

8. A medical infusion system comprising;

an illuminating infusion line, wherein the illuminating infusion line has a continuous light transmission channel and a discontinuous fluid transmission channel; and

a source of illumination.

9. The medical infusion system of claim 8 wherein the light transmission channel comprises an optical fiber.

10. The medical infusion system of claim 8 wherein the light transmission channel comprises the structure of the fluid transmission line.

11. The medical infusion system of claim 10 wherein the structure of the fluid transmission line comprises a photoluminescent material.

12. The medical infusion system of claim 8 wherein the light transmission channel includes a chemiluminescent material.

13. The medical infusion system of claim 8 wherein the light transmission channel includes an electroluminescent material.

16. The illuminating infusion line of claim 10 wherein light transmission channel includes a photoluminescent material.

14. An illuminating infusion line including an integrated light transmission channel and fluid transmission channel, wherein the light transmission channel is continuous and the fluid transmission channel is discontinuous.

15. The illuminating infusion line of claim 14 wherein the light transmission channel comprises an optical fiber.

17. The illuminating infusion line of claim 14 wherein the light transmission channel includes a chemiluminescent material.

18. The illuminating infusion line of claim 14 wherein the light transmission channel includes an electroluminescent material.

19. A medical infusion system comprising;

an illuminating infusion line, wherein the illuminating infusion line has at least one inline component, the inline component causing an interruption in a light transmission channel of the illuminating infusion line; and

a first and second source of illumination residing on either side of the inline component;

wherein the first and second sources of illumination are synchronous.

20. The medical infusion system of claim 19 wherein the first and second sources of illumination are coupled for wireless communications.