ILLUMINATED MEDICAL INFUSION

• US 20170258983A1
• Filed: 03/11/2016
• Published: 09/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CHS Healthcare Ventures, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Hans Utz
• Inventors: Utz, Hans
• Granted Patent: US 10,232,107 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• 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 2205/6063 Optical identification systems
• 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 5/162 Needle sets, i.e. connections by puncture between reservoir and tube ; Connections between reservoir and tube in jet-action syringes A61M5/30; connectors for tubes having sealed ends and a needle for piercing them A61M39/14
• CPC Class Codes: F21K 2/06 using chemiluminescence
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/20 with light sources held by or within elongate supports
• CPC Class Codes: F21S 4/22 flexible or deformable, e.g. into a curved shape
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0064 Health, life-saving or fire-fighting equipment
• CPC Class Codes: F21V 33/0068 Medical equipment
• CPC Class Codes: F21W 2131/208 for hospital wards
• CPC Class Codes: F21Y 2115/20 Electroluminescent [EL] light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/001 the light being emitted along at least a portion of the lateral surface of the fibre

Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for illuminated medical infusion including, for example, a medical infusion system which includes a source of illumination and an illuminating infusion line and wherein the illuminating infusion line includes an integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel.

Claims

1. A medical infusion system comprising:

a source of illumination and an illuminating infusion line,

wherein the illuminating infusion line includes an integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel.

2. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of illumination integrated with the illuminating infusion line.

3. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the source of illumination is attached to the illuminating infusion line.

4. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the light transmission channel comprises an optical fiber integrated with the fluid transmission line.

5. The medical infusion system of claim 4 wherein the optical fiber is adapted for data transmission.

6. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the light transmission channel comprises the structure of the fluid transmission line.

7. The medical infusion system of claim 6 wherein the structure of the fluid transmission line comprises a photoluminescent material.

8. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the light transmission channel includes a chemiluminescent material.

9. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the light transmission channel includes an electroluminescent material.

10. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of light.

11. The medical infusion system of claim 10 wherein the source of illumination comprises a light emitting diode.

12. The medical infusion system of claim 10 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of laser light.

13. The medical infusion system of claim 1 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of electric current.

14. An illuminating infusion line comprising an extruded integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel.

15. The illuminating infusion line of claim 14 wherein the light transmission channel comprises a photoluminescent material.

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

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

18. The illuminating infusion line of claim 14 wherein the light transmission channel is adapted to receive a source of illumination.

19. A medical infusion system comprising:

a source of illumination and an illuminating infusion line,

wherein the source of illumination is a source of light; and

wherein the illuminating infusion line includes an integrated fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel, wherein the light transmission channel is implemented as one or more optical fibers; and

wherein the fluid transmission channel and light transmission channel are extruded.

20. The medical infusion system of claim 19 wherein the source of illumination comprises a source of laser light.